OpenClovis Product Documentation

• start cli

   cd cli
   ./mgtcli.py

• show help

   Usage: help [COMMAND]
   Print help page
   Example:
     <cli> help
     <cli> help connect

• add network element

   Usage: add element [OPTION]
   Add a network element into the system
   Mandatory arguments to long options
     --name=        name of netconf server
     --host=        address of netconf server
     --port=        port to connect to netconf server
     --user=        username to connect to netconf server
     --password=    password to connect to netconf server
   Example:
     <cli> add element --host=192.168.50.5 --name=TexasUSA --user=me --password=foo

• list directory

   Usage: ls [OBJECT_PATH]
   List information about the management objects (the current object by default).
   Example:
     <cli> ls
     192.168.30.4:   NewEnglandRouter
     X.y.z.a:        HoChiMinhCity.Vietnam
     192.168.50.5:  TexasUSA   DOWN!
     <cli> ls /TexasUSA/ethernet/interfaces
     <cli> ls /TexasUSA/ethernet/interfaces[name=eth0]
   Example with wildcards & grouping:
     <cli> ls /*/ethernet/interfaces
     <cli> ls /TexasUSA/ethernet/interfaces[name=eth*]
     <cli> ls /[TexasUSA,*.VN]/ethernet/interfaces

• change directory

   Usage: cd [OBJECT_PATH]
   Change the current management object based on the OBJECT_PATH (the current object by default).
   Example:
     <cli> cd /TexasUSA/ethernet/interfaces    
     <cli> cd /[TexasUSA,*.VN]/ethernet/interfaces

• get data

   Usage: get
   Get data from a netconf server.

• get config data

   Usage: get_config
   Get config data from a netconf server.

• set value

   Usage: set [XPATH] VALUE
   Set value to a leaf
   Example:
     <cli> set ethernet/interfaces[name=eth0]/adminStatus 1
     <cli/ethernet/interfaces[name=eth0]/adminStatus> set 1

• load a user plugin

   Usage: load [PLUGIN]
   Load a user python plugin
   Example:
     <cli> load testplugin
     <cli> load testplugin.py

• run commands define in the plugin

   Example:
     <cli> show_by_name eth0
     <cli> show_by_path /TexasUSA/ethernet/interfaces[name=eth0]

• demo notification when network disconnect

   Example:
     <model deployment machine>./etc/init.d/asp stop
     <cli>typing something    
     Disconnected to server TexasUSA!
     <cli>typing something

• reconnect server

   Usage: connect [SERVER]
   Connect to netconf servers.
   Example:
     <cli> connect
     <cli> connect TexasUSA

• execute shell command

   Usage: shell <unix-command> or
          ! <unix-command>
   Execute the argument(s) in a Unix shell and print the results
   Examples:
     <cli> ! pwd
     <cli> ! killall bugs