chassisChain
chassisChain - configure an entire chassis chain
SYNOPSIS
chassisChain sub-command options
DESCRIPTION
The chassisChain command is used to write configuration parameters to all chassis in the chain.
STANDARD OPTIONS
delayChassisStartTime
The number of seconds to delay test application after a start.(default = 5)
COMMANDS
The chassisChain command is invoked with the following sub-commands. If no sub-command is specified, returns a list of all sub-commands available.
chassisChain broadcastTopology
After a chassis is added to or deleted from a chain, it must broadcast its existence to the rest of the chassis in the chain. Note: This command doesn't return a value.
chassisChain cget option
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the chassisChain command.
chassisChain config option value
Modify the configuration options of the chassisChain. If no option is specified, returns a list describing all of the available options (see STANDARD OPTIONS) for chassisChain.
chassisChain get
Gets the current configuration of the chassisChain. Call this command before calling chassisChain cget option value to get the value of the configuration option.
chassisChain set
Sets the Chassis Chain configuration by reading the configuration option values set by the chassisChain config option value command.
chassisChain setDefault
Sets to IxTclHal default values for all configuration options.
chassisChain removeAll
Removes or disconnects from all the chassis in the chain.
chassisChain validChain
Verify whether the chain is valid. A valid chain has at least one chassis assigned as a master. Specific errors are:
- There is no master in the chain
chassisChain write groupID
Writes or commits the changes in IxHAL to hardware for every chassis that is a member of groupID. Before using this command, use the set commands for streams, capture and filter parameters on each port. The advantage of using this command is that the entire chassis chain configuration can be written into hardware at one time instead of writing into hardware for each stream, capture and filters on each port. Specific errors are:
- A port group with the specified groupID has not been created
- Network problem between the client and chassis
chassisChain enableStarTopology
This command is used if star topology is required. After a chassis chain exists and is valid, the chain topology can be specified.
By default the topology is daisy chain.
chassisChain disableStarTopology
Disables the star topology of a chassis chain that was previously enabled with enableStarTopology command.
chassisChain isValidForStarTopology
Validates if the collection of chassis can be chained in a star topology. Retuns 1 if the start topology can be formed.
chassisChain isValidForStarTopology
Validates if the collection of chassis can be chained in a star topology. Retuns 1 if the start topology can be formed.
chassisChain isStarTopology
Verifies if the current chassis chain is configured as star topology. Returns 1 if the chassis is star.
EXAMPLES
See examples under chassis