The Structure of CLI Commands

Whether invoked through cr_cli or cr_clij, all CLI commands use the following format:

subsystem.object.command arguments  

For example, the command for adding a host to the N1 Service Provisioning System software database is hdb.h.add. This command consists three elements that identify:

• a N1 Service Provisioning System software subsystem, in this case the host database (hdb)

• an object to operate on, in this case a host (h)

• a command or operation, in this case adding (add)

Table 1–4 lists the CLI prefix for each N1 Service Provisioning System software subsystem, along with the chapters in this guide that discuss the subsystem.

Table 1–4 N1 Service Provisioning System Software Subsystems and Their CLI Prefixes

Subsystem	CLI Prefix	Chapters
Component database	cdb	See Chapter 6, cdb: CLI Commands for Managing Components in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Configuration generator	cfg	See Chapter 7, cfg: CLI Commands for Performing Config-Generation in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Comparison Engine	cmp	See Chapter 8, cmp: CLI Commands for Running Comparisons in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Host Database	hdb	See Chapter 9, hdb: CLI Commands for Managing Hosts in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Network Operations	net	See Chapter 10, net: CLI Commands for Performing Network Operations in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Plan Database	pdb	See Chapter 11, pdb: CLI Commands for Managing Plans in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Plan Execution	pe	See Chapter 12, pe: CLI Commands for Running Plans in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Resources	cdb.rsrc	See Chapter 13, CLI Commands for Managing Resources in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Rules for Notifications	rule	See Chapter 14, rule: CLI Commands for Notifications in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
User Database	udb	See Chapter 15, udb: CLI Commands for Managing Users and Groups in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide
Categories	cat	See Chapter 16, Configuration Generation in N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide

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Note –

This user manual does not contain a complete list of CLI commands. Each section does list the more frequently used CLI commands that relate to the specific topic. For a complete list of CLI commands, please see N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Reference Guide.

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