Cisco Mds 9000 Family Nx-Os Fundamentals Configuration Guide - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring the Console Port
• Data bits
• Inactive session timeout
• Parity
• Speed
• Stop bits
Before You Begin
Log in to the console port.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. line console
3. databits bits
4. exec-timeout minutes
5. parity {even | none | odd}
6. speed {300 | 1200 | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200}
7. stopbits {1 | 2}
8. exit
9. (Optional) show line console
10. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
line console
Example:
switch# line console
switch(config-console)#
Step 3 databits bits
Example:
switch(config-console)# databits 7
Step 4
exec-timeout minutes
Example:
switch(config-console)# exec-timeout 30

Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

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Configuring Terminal Settings and Sessions
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enters console configuration mode.
Configures the number of data bits per byte. The range
is from 5 to 8. The default is 8.
Configures the timeout for an inactive session. The range
is from 0 to 525600 minutes (8760 hours). A value of 0
minutes disables the session timeout. The default is 30
minutes.
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