User guide

Chapter 7: Using the Command Line Interface

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Example

The following command sets the value "The 4th row" to the Y coordinate of

the environmental sensor with the ID number 4.

config:# externalsensor 4 ylabel "The 4th row"

Setting the Z Coordinate

This command syntax specifies the Z coordinate of an environmental

sensor.

config:# externalsensor <n> zlabel "<coordinate>"

Variables:

 <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to

configure. The number is assigned and shown on the Dominion PX

web interface. It is an integer between 1 and 16.

 <coordinate> is a string comprising up to 24 ASCII printable

characters, and it must be enclosed in quotes.

Tip: You can specify the Z coordinate using the rack units. See Setting

the Z Coordinate Format for Environmental Sensors (on page 160).

Example

The following command sets the value "The 5th rack" to the Z coordinate

of the environmental sensor with the ID number 4 after the Z coordinate's

format is set to freeForm.

config:# externalsensor 4 zlabel "The 5th rack"

Changing the Sensor Description

This command syntax provides a description for a specific environmental