Configuring Cli Variables; About Cli Variables - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring CLI Variables

timeout value:1
deadtime value:1
total number of servers:1
following RADIUS servers are configured:
switch(config)# no radius-server host 10.10.2.2
switch(config)# show radius-server
retransmission count:0
timeout value:1
deadtime value:1
total number of servers:1
following RADIUS servers are configured:
This example shows how to use the no form of a command in EXEC mode:
switch# cli var name testinterface ethernet1/2
switch# show cli variables
SWITCHNAME="switch"
TIMESTAMP="2009-05-12-13.43.13"
testinterface="ethernet1/2"
switch# cli no var name testinterface
switch# show cli variables
SWITCHNAME="switch"
TIMESTAMP="2009-05-12-13.43.13"

Configuring CLI Variables

This section describes CLI variables in the Cisco NX-OS CLI.

About CLI Variables

The Cisco NX-OS software supports the definition and use of variables in CLI commands.
You can refer to CLI variables in the following ways:
• Entered directly on the command line.
• Passed to a script initiated using the run-script command. The variables defined in the parent shell are
CLI variables have the following characteristics:
• Cannot have nested references through another variable
• Can persist across switch reloads or exist only for the current session
Cisco NX-OS supports one predefined variable: TIMESTAMP. This variable refers to the current time when
the command executes in the format YYYY-MM-DD-HH.MM.SS.
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10.10.1.1:
available for authentication on port:1812
available for accounting on port:1813
10.10.2.2:
available for authentication on port:1812
available for accounting on port:1813
10.10.1.1:
available for authentication on port:1812
available for accounting on port:1813
available for use in the child run-script command process.
Understanding the Command-Line Interface
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