Getting Started With The Cli; Introducing The Cli - Nortel Passport 8250 Command Line Interface Manual

Chapter 2

Getting started with the CLI

This section describes the command line interface (CLI) for the Passport 8250
device and provides instructions on how to get started with the CLI. You can
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Introducing the CLI

The CLI is a terminal-based system used to monitor and configure a Passport
8250 device. The CLI provides the following funcationality:
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"Introducing the CLI" (page 21)
"Accessing the CLI" (page 23)
"Logging into the CLI" (page 23)
"Changing the password" (page 24)
"Accessing a board in the CLI" (page 24)
"Getting help in the CLI" (page 25)
"Logging out of the CLI" (page 26)
"Restarting Passport 8250 device using the CLI" (page 26)
"CLI commands" (page 27)
Provision ports and connections.
Manage the Passport 8250 device.
Configure the CLI environment.
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