Before You Begin - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

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Before You Begin

This chapter prepares you to configure switches from the CLI. It also describes the CLI command modes
and how to use the switch file systems.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
About the Switch Prompt, page 2-2
Default Switch Roles, page 2-3
Using the CLI, page 2-3
Getting Help, page 2-11
Managing the Switch Configuration, page 2-12
Displaying Users, page 2-15
Sending Messages to Users, page 2-15
Using the ping and ping ipv6 Commands, page 2-15
Using the Extended ping and ping ipv6 Commands, page 2-16
Using traceroute and traceroute ipv6 Commands, page 2-17
Configuring Terminal Parameters, page 2-18
Configuring the Switch Banner Message, page 2-20
Directing show Command Output to a File, page 2-21
Using CLI Variables, page 2-21
Using Command Aliases, page 2-23
About Flash Devices, page 2-24
Formatting Flash Devices and File Systems, page 2-25
Using Switch File Systems, page 2-26
Command Scripts, page 2-33
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