Extreme 3804 User Guide

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Abbreviated syntax is the shortest, most unambiguous, allowable abbreviation of a 
command, parameter, or value. Typically, this is the first three letters of the command.

All named components of the switch configuration must have a unique name. 
Components are named using the 

create

 command. When you enter a command to 

configure a named component, you do not need to use the keyword of the component. 
For example, to create a VLAN, you must enter a unique VLAN name:

Once you have created the VLAN with a unique name, you can then eliminate the 
keyword 

vlan

 from all other commands that require the name to be entered. For 

example, instead of entering the command

you could enter the following shortcut:

Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers use the parameter 

<portlist>

 in the syntax. A portlist can be a range of numbers, for example:

You can add additional port numbers to the list, separated by a comma:

All named components of the switch configuration must have a unique name. Names 
must begin with an alphabetical character delimited by whitespace, unless enclosed in 
quotation marks. 

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