Veritas Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide

Introducing VCS bundled agents
Attributes
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Table 1-1
Attribute Data Types
Data Type
string
Description
Enclose strings, which are a sequence of characters, in double quotes ("). You do not have to
enclose strings in quotes when they begin with a letter, and contains only letters, numbers,
dashes (-), and underscores (_).
For example:
■
■
A string defining a network interface such ashme0 does not require quotes as it contains
only letters and numbers.
Enclosing the string in double quotes is also acceptable—"ashme0".
A string defining an IP address requires quotes: "100.101.102.1" because the address contains
periods.
A string can contain double quotes, but the quotes must be immediately preceded by a backslash.
In a string, represent a backslash with two forward slashes (\\).
integer
boolean
Signed integer constants are a sequence of digits from 0 to 9. You can precede them with a
dash. They are base 10. Integers cannot exceed the value of a 32-bit signed integer: 21471183247.
A boolean is an integer with the possible values of 0 (false) and 1 (true).
Attribute dimensions
Table 1-2 summarizes the dimensions of the attributes for VCS.
Table 1-2
Attribute Dimensions
Dimension
scalar
vector
keylist
association
Description
A scalar has only one value. This is the default dimension.
A vector is an ordered list of values. Each value is indexed using a positive integer beginning
with zero. A set of brackets ([]) denotes that the dimension is a vector. Find the specified brackets
after the attribute name on the attribute definition in the types.cf file.
A keylist is an unordered list of unique strings in that list.
An association is an unordered list of name-value pairs. An equal sign separates each pair. A
set of braces ({}) denotes that an attribute is an association. Braces are specified after the
attribute name on the attribute definition in the types.cf file, for example: str
SnmpConsoles{}.