Rcommand - Cisco Catalyst 3550 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands

rcommand

Use the rcommand user EXEC command to start a Telnet session and to execute commands on a
member switch from the command switch. To end the session, enter the exit command.
Syntax Description
n
commander
mac-address hw-addr
Command Modes User EXEC
Command History Release
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Usage Guidelines If the switch is the command switch but the member switch n does not exist, an error message appears.
To obtain the switch number, enter the show cluster members privileged EXEC command on the
command switch.
You can use this command to access a member switch from the command-switch prompt or to access a
command switch from the member-switch prompt.
For Catalyst 2900 XL, 3500 XL, 2950, and 3550 switches, the Telnet session accesses the
member-switch command-line interface (CLI) at the same privilege level as on the command switch. For
example, if you execute this command at user level on the cluster command switch, the member switch
is accessed at user level. If you use this command on the command switch at privileged level, the
command accesses the remote device at privileged level. If you use an intermediate enable-level lower
than privileged, access to the member switch is at user level.
For Catalyst 1900 and 2820 switches running standard edition software, the Telnet session accesses the
menu console (the menu-driven interface) if the command switch is at privilege level 15. If the command
switch is at privilege level 1, you are prompted for the password before being able to access the menu
console. Command switch privilege levels map to the member switches running standard edition
software as follows:
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The Catalyst 1900 and 2820 CLI is available only on switches running Enterprise Edition Software.
This command will not work if the vty lines of the command switch have access-class configurations.
You are not prompted for a password because the member switches inherited the password of the
command switch when they joined the cluster.
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rcommand {n | commander | mac-address hw-addr}
Provide the number that identifies a cluster member. The range is from 0
to 15.
Provide access to the command switch from a member switch.
MAC address of the member switch.
Modification
This command was first introduced.
If the command switch privilege level is from 1 to 14, the member switch is accessed at privilege
level 1.
If the command switch privilege level is 15, the member switch is accessed at privilege level 15.
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