Acli - Avaya 8800 User Interface Fundamentals

Fundamentals
the command context to create, delete, or change all relevant parameters for a port without
reentering information.

ACLI

ACLI is an industry standard CLI that you can use for device management across Avaya
products.
The ACLI has five major command modes, listed in order of increasing privileges. After you
start a session on the switch, you begin in user EXEC mode. entering enable followed by a
login name and password enters you into the privileged Exec mode. From privileged Exec
mode, you can type any EXEC command or go to global configuration mode. From global
configuration mode, you can enter either the interface configuration mode or the router
configuration mode, depending on whether you want to configure an interface or a protocol.
Each mode provides a specific set of commands. The command set of a privilege mode at a
higher level is a superset of a privilege mode at a lower level. You can access all privilege
mode commands below a privilege mode at a higher level.
The command modes are:
• user EXEC―the initial mode of access. Only a limited number of commands are available
in EXEC mode.
• privilege EXEC―accessed from the user EXEC mode. After you access this mode, you
are prompted to provide a login name and password. The login name and password
combination determines your access level in the privileged Exec mode and higher modes.
Type enable to enter this mode from user EXEC mode. At the password prompt, type
avaya. Most EXEC commands are one-time commands, such as show commands,
which show the current configuration status. The EXEC commands are not saved across
reboots.
• global configuration―use this mode to make changes to the running configuration. If you
save the configuration, these settings survive a reboot of the switch.
• interface configuration―use this mode to modify either a logical interface, such as a
virtual local area network (VLAN), or a physical interface, such as a port/slot. You can
configure the following interfaces:
- FastEthernet
- GigabitEthernet
- Loopback
- MLT
- VLAN
• router configuration―use this mode to modify a protocol. The protocols you can configure
are:
- BGP
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July 2013