Applications Digidevice module
IX14 User Guide
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4. To determine the current service state of the device:
>>> maintenance.state()
'IN_SERVICE'
>>>
5. To set the device to out of service:
>>> maintenance.out_of_service()
>>> maintenance.state()
'OUT_OF_SERVICE'
>>>
6. To set the device to in service:
>>> maintenance.in_service()
>>> maintenance.state()
'IN_SERVICE'
>>>
Note Leave the interactive Python session active while completing task two, below. Once you have
completed task two, exit the interactive session by using Ctrl-D. You can also exit the session using
exit() or quit().
Help for the digidevice maintenance module
Get help for the digidevice maintenance module:
1. Log into the IX14 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type shell to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the python command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.6.13 (default, May 9 2021, 22:49:59)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Import the maintenance submodule:
>>> from digidevice import maintenance
>>>
4. Use the help command with maintenance :
>>> help(maintenance )
Help on module digidevice.maintenance in digidevice:
NAME
digidevice.maintenance