Getting started
This guide provides a comparison of the Nokia SR OS Model-Driven Command Line Interface (MD-CLI) to those used by Junos OS and IOS XR.
For more information about the MD-CLI, see the following resources:
SR OS Release Notes for your current release
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7450 ESS, 7750 SR, 7950 XRS, and VSR MD-CLI User Guide
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7450 ESS, 7750 SR, 7950 XRS, and VSR MD-CLI Command Reference Guide
MD-CLI introductory videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKNvl454BxcgfUQGMAEGE4yiV8c-ZDLu
The following table describes command syntax symbols used in this guide.
Symbol | Description |
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| |
A vertical bar represents an "or" condition, indicating that only one of the parameters in the brackets or parentheses can be selected. |
( ) |
Parentheses indicate that one of the parameters must be selected. |
[ ] |
Brackets indicate optional parameters. |
Bold |
Commands in bold indicate commands and keywords. |
Italic |
Commands in italics indicate that you must enter text based on the parameter. |
In the following examples, location and graceful-shutdown are command names. For the location command, keyword must be one of the keywords cf1, cf2, or cf3. For the graceful-shutdown command, boolean must be one of the keywords true or false, although explicitly using the keyword true is optional.
location
keyword
keyword - (cf1 | cf2 |
cf3)
graceful-shutdown
boolean
boolean - ([true] |
false)
Conventions
This section describes the general conventions used in this guide.
Precautionary and information messages
The following information symbols are used in the documentation.
Options or substeps in procedures and sequential workflows
Options in a procedure or a sequential workflow are indicated by a bulleted list. In the following example, at step 1, the user must perform the described action. At step 2, the user must perform one of the listed options to complete the step.
Options in a procedure
- User must perform this step.
- This step offers three options. User must perform one option to complete this
step.
- This is one option.
- This is another option.
- This is yet another option.
Substeps in a procedure or a sequential workflow are indicated by letters. In the following example, at step 1, the user must perform the described action. At step 2, the user must perform two substeps (a. and b.) to complete the step.
Substeps in a procedure
- User must perform this step.
- User must perform all substeps to complete this action.
- This is one substep.
- This is another substep.