CLI Agent

 


  1. What is craft interface? Is craft interface support available in all OSs?

  2. What is the difference between Telnet and TCP interface?

  3. Does Character Mode agent support all interfaces?

  4. Does Multi-protocol CLI agent support Character Mode?

  5. What are the command line features supported in CLI agent?

  6. What are the topics covered in help?

  7. Does the CLI Agent support Telnet Server according to any standards?

  8. What are the various emulation modes in which the agent has been tested?

  9. What is the default character echo settings?

  10. What are the column width settings supported by the agent?

  11. What is the command history buffer size?


 

1. What is craft interface? Is craft interface support available in all OSs?

 

Craft interface is a local interface to the agent. It receives input message from user on console and passes it to CLI engine. Craft Interface support is not available in all OSs.

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2. What is the difference between Telnet and TCP interface?

 

In TCP Interface, connect the client to the agent using system telnet server. In Telnet Interface, connect the client to the agent using our own telnet sever implementation. It supports command line features.

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3. Does Character Mode agent support all interfaces?

 

Yes, it supports all interfaces. However, Character mode execution is supported in craft and telnet interfaces. In TCP and serial interfaces press the character followed by enter key.

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4. Does Multi-protocol CLI agent support Character Mode?

 

No, it supports only string mode execution.

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5. What are the command line features supported in CLI agent?

 

CLI agent supports Command Line editing, Command History, Command completion, and "?" operation.

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6. What are the topics covered in help?

 

CLI Help covers syntax, optional description, general description, usage, example, and related commands.

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7. Does the CLI Agent support Telnet Server according to any standards?

 

Yes, the CLI Agent has implemented the Telnet Server as specified in RFC 854.

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8. What are the various emulation modes in which the agent has been tested?

 

The Agent has been tested in the following terminal settings:

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9. What is the default character echo settings?

 

By default the character echo is set "off" on the client side.

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10. What are the column width settings supported by the agent?

 

The default column width value is set as 80 character. This value will be used when pressing the tab key to list command codes. It is independent of the client terminal session settings. The agent supports the following column width terminal settings:

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11. What is the command history buffer size?

 

By default, the command history buffer size is 40. If required, you can configure the size of the history by modifying the value of the macro CLI_COMMAND_HISTORY_SIZE available in the clicmdshell.h file present under <AdventNet>\C-Agent\projects\<project name>\agent\source\protocols\cli\include directory.

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