Using the full parameter functionality, a user can set
up a command set with a parameter rather than a defined value. There
are three different types of parameters: Manual, Local, and Global.
The method to use depends on the number of command sets, the number
of parameters, and whether you know which commands the parameters
represent.
Before you begin
A parameter can be defined when using native command sets
and modeled command sets. If any command sets in your UOW contain
parameters, you must assign an actual value to each parameter before
the UOW can be submitted.
About this task
The manual method of parameter entry is only applicable for
modelled command sets.
Procedure
- The manual method of entering parameter values uses the Command
Set Editor to
step through each command set, providing a value for each parameter.
- Select the Manual option on
the Enter Parameters window, and click Next.
The second part of the Enter Parameters window
is displayed.
- This dialog lists the command sets containing parameters.
Notice that each contains unset parameters to allow values to be assigned
to the parameters. Click the Edit button next
to the command set to be edited. The command set chosen is opened
in the Configuration
Editor.
Only the commands that require parameters to be filled in are shown.
- Enter the value required for each parameterized field
(you may have to switch to Replace view) and then select .
The window reverts back to the Apply Command Set wizard
when this has been completed, and the text next to the first command
set is Completed Parameters.
- Continue the same process for any additional command
sets that need parameters defined. Click Next when
done to continue with the Apply Command Set wizard.
- The local parameter option uses the Command
Set Editor to
step through each command set, providing a value for each parameter.
This option should be used if the same parameter name is used in multiple
command sets, but you want to define each different value depending
on the command set. The Local option is available regardless of the
number of command sets in the UOW.
- Select the Local option on the Enter Parameters window,
and click Next . The second part of the Enter
Parameters window is displayed.
- Enter the value required for each parameterized field.
This dialog shows a table with each command set and parameter name.
- Select the parameter to set. Type the value in the box
at the bottom of the dialog.
- Click Next when done to continue
with the Apply Command Set wizard.
Example
The format for the creation of parameters is: ${parametername=default
value}$ For example: interface $fastEthernet=2/1/0$