HP Procurve 2524 - 1. Introduction to the CLI; 1.1 CLI Conventions and Argument Types

1. Introduction
This document provides a summary of the commands supported on the HP ProCurve 2524,
2512, and 4108gl switches. It is divided into sections that correspond to different modules or
features of the HP switches. Not all sections will apply to all HP switches since each switch
may only support a subset of the total feature set that is described in this document.
1.1 Conventions
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
 Vertical bars “|” separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.
 Square brackets “[ ]” indicate optional elements.
 Braces “<>” indicate a required choice.
 Braces within square brackets “[<>]” indicate a required choice within an optional
element.
 Boldface indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as shown.
 Italics indicates arguments for which you must supply a value.
 If the no form of a command has exactly the same keywords and arguments as the
command, then no appears in square brackets at the beginning of the command.
Otherwise, the no form of the command is described separately.
 If the no form of a command is not explicitly described, then it simply negates the
command. For example, if the command enables a feature, then the no form of the
command would disable it. Also, if the a command was used to add a configuration item,
then the no form of the command would remove it.
1.2 Argument Types
The following argument types are recognized by the CLI and are used in the command
syntax throughout this document:
 mac-addr – For example, 0060b0-885a80 or 0060b0:885a80.
 ip-addr - IP address in dotted decimal notation. For example, 10.0.16.80
 ip-mask - This is syntactically expressed the same way as ip-addr.
 port-number - Devices with fixed port configurations accept port numbers
specified as integers. Modular devices accept port numbers specified with slot
and port number identifiers. For instance, port "A1" indicates Port 1 in Slot A.
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