Command Line Interface Overview - Cisco MGX 8850 Command Reference Manual

Command Line Interface Overview

This chapter describes the command line interface (CLI) for the Cisco MGX 8850 node. In addition, the
chapter describes the basic user-commands for logging on to and out of the switch, changing between
the CLI of different cards, and listing files on the hard drive. This chapter includes usage examples. For
information on how to configure a switch and basic network services, refer to the Cisco MGX 8850
Routing Switch Software Configuration Guide, Release 2.0..
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The Role of the CLI
During normal operation, the tools for configuring, monitoring, and controlling a switch are the
CiscoView application for equipment management and the Cisco WAN Manager application for
connection management. However, during initial switch installation, troubleshooting, or where
low-level control is important, the command line interface (CLI) provides the best access to the switch.
Each PXM45 and service module supports its own CLI. Each card has a set of commands specific to its
card-type—although some commands overlap. In certain instances, this manual indicates cases where
two commands with the same name produce different results on different card types. (The available
command set also depends on the privilege level of the user.)
Although you can execute a command on only the card that supports that command, the target of the
command can be another card when you are "on" the PXM45. (Being "on" a card means you have logged
into the card and are using the CLI for that card.) On the PXM45, you can execute commands that target
the PXM45 itself, the whole node, or a service module.
To move from the CLI of one card to the CLI of another card, use the Change Card (cc) command. The
description of cc appears in this chapter.
Release 2.0, Part Number 78-10467-04 Rev C0, October 2001
The role of the CLI on the switch
The information contained in the CLI prompt
The command syntax
Contents of a command description
Identification of the models of the ATM Switching Service Module (AXSM)
A logical port in the context of the Public Network-to-Network (PNNI) protocol
A logical port in the context of AXSM configuration
User-specific commands
C H A P T E R
Cisco MGX 8850 Routing Switch Command Reference
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