# Board.boardname.Command

Initiates insertion or extraction of a board. These actions correspond to the user actions of opening and closing the board ejector handles. To initiate extraction, set the keyword to Extract. To initiate insertion, set the keyword to Insert.

#### Syntax

Board.boardname.Command = command

#### Access

Write-only

#### Type

String

#### Allowed values

Return value | Description
boardname | Any board name currently in the NMS OAM database.
command | Either Insert or Extract

#### Example

Board.MyBoard.Command = Insert

#### Details

This keyword takes effect as soon as it is set.

Board.boardname.Command is a write-only keyword. You cannot query it to learn if a board is inserted or extracted. To determine the Hot Swap state of a board, use Board.boardname.State.