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:

The following table describes command syntax symbols used in this guide.

Table 1. Command syntax symbols
Symbol Description

|

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.

DANGER: Danger warns that the described activity or situation may result in serious personal injury or death. An electric shock hazard could exist. Before you begin work on this equipment, be aware of hazards involving electrical circuitry, be familiar with networking environments, and implement accident prevention procedures.
WARNING: Warning indicates that the described activity or situation may, or will, cause equipment damage, serious performance problems, or loss of data.
Caution: Caution indicates that the described activity or situation may reduce your component or system performance.
Note: Note provides additional operational information.
Tip: Tip provides suggestions for use or best practices.

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

  1. User must perform this step.
  2. 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

  1. User must perform this step.
  2. User must perform all substeps to complete this action.
    1. This is one substep.
    2. This is another substep.