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Configuration setting

A configuration setting has three components: groupname, configname, and instance.

configuration setting format

<groupname>.<configname>.[instance]
This table provides a description of the configuration setting components.
Table 1. Configuration setting components
ComponentRequired/OptionalDescription
groupnameRequired
  • Required for all settings.
  • Unique identifier of a group; cannot be duplicated.
  • Use the showgroup command to view all of the supported groups in an instance.
confignameRequired
  • Required for all settings.
  • Unique identifier of a configuration name; cannot be duplicated within a group, but can be duplicated in different groups.
instanceOptional