Using keywords

The keywords for an AG 2000-BRI board describe that board's configuration. Some keywords are read/write; others are read-only:

Keyword type

Description

Read/write (editable)

Determines how the board is configured when it starts up. Changes to these keywords become effective after the board is rebooted.

Read-only (informational)

Indicates the board's current configuration. Read-only keywords cannot be modified.


This topic describes:

Note: To learn how to use NMS OAM utilities such as oamsys and oamcfg, refer to the NMS OAM System User's Manual. To learn about setting and retrieving keywords using OAM service functions, refer to the NMS OAM Service Developer's Reference Manual.

AG plug-in keywords exist in a separate record in the NMS OAM database. They indicate certain board family-level information.

A keyword has the general syntax:

keyword = value

Keywords are not case sensitive except where operating system conventions prevail (for example, file names under UNIX). All values are strings, or strings that represent integers. An integer keyword can have a fixed numeric range of legal values. A string keyword can support a fixed set of legal values, or can accept any string.

Setting keyword values

There are several ways to set the values of read/write keywords:

Note: Using oamsys reboots all boards in the system.

To set board keywords, specify the board name in the system configuration file or on the oamcfg command line. To set AG plug-in level keywords, specify the AG plug-in name (agplugin.bpi).

Note: Keyword values take effect after the board is rebooted.

Retrieving keyword values

To retrieve the values of read/write and read-only keywords:

oaminfo -n boardname
oaminfo -b boardnum

 

To access AG plug-in level keywords, specify the AG plug-in name on the command line:

oaminfo -n agplugin.bpi

 

oaminfo returns a complete list of keywords and values. For more information about oaminfo, refer to the NMS OAM Service Developer's Reference Manual.