Command Modes And Mode Switching - Fujitsu XG1200 User Manual

XG1200 User's Guide

2.1.2 Command Modes and Mode Switching

The following table shows a hierarchy of command modes and mode switching.
Command Modes and Prompt Text
(host name for XG1200: xg)
Operator class
Operator EXEC mode
Prompt: xg>
Administrator class
Administrator EXEC mode
Prompt: xg#
Global configuration mode
Prompt: xg(config)#
Interface edit mode
Prompt: xg(config-if)# or
xg(config-agg)#
Terminal edit mode
Prompt: xg(config-line)#
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The initial-level operating mode entered upon logging into the
system.
Allows access to commands that have no effect on the switch
operations.
With the XG1200, this mode is mainly used to view its status.
The prompt changes to "xg>".
To enter this level, use the "enable" command in the operator class
or type the administrator's authentication password.
Allows users to perform operations that are related to the system
management of the XG1200, such as date/time setting and
firmware update, in addition to those operations that are performed
in the operator EXEC mode.
The prompt changes to "xg#".
To switch to the global configuration mode, enter the "configure
terminal" command in the administrator EXEC mode.
This mode allows the user to define the environment settings for
the XG1200 that are to be saved in a configuration file.
The prompt changes to "xg(config)#".
To enter the interface edit mode, enter the "interface" command in
the global configuration mode.
This mode allows the user to configure each port of the switch.
The interface edit mode is represented by prompt "xg(config-if)#",
while the edit mode for a port that is created with link aggregation
function is represented by prompt "xg(config-agg)#".
To enter the serial terminal edit mode, enter the "line console"
command in the global configuration mode.
The prompt changes to "xg(config-line)#".
Baud rate of the serial terminal and screen display size can be set.
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