Iscli Basics; Introduction; Accessing The Iscli; Iscli Command Modes - HP 445860-B21 - 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch Reference Manual

ISCLI basics

Introduction

The ISCLI is used for viewing switch information and statistics. In addition, the administrator can use the
CLI for performing all levels of switch configuration.
This chapter describes the ISCLI Command Modes, and provides a list of commands and shortcuts that
typically are from all the command modes within the ISCLI.

Accessing the ISCLI

The first time you start the HP 10GbE switch, it boots into the AOS CLI. To access the ISCLI, enter the
following command and reset the switch:
Main# boot/mode iscli
To access the AOS CLI, enter the following command from the ISCLI and reload the switch:
Switch(config)# boot cli-mode aos
The switch retains your CLI selection, even when you reset the configuration to factory defaults. The CLI
boot mode is not part of the configuration settings.

ISCLI Command Modes

The ISCLI has three major command modes, listed in order of increasing privileges, as follows:
User EXEC mode: This is the initial mode of access. By default, password checking is disabled for this
mode.
Privileged EXEC mode: The mode is accessed from User EXEC mode. If the Privileged EXEC password is
enabled, you must enter a password to access Privileged EXEC mode.
Global Configuration mode: This mode allows you to make changes to the running configuration of the
switch. If you save the configuration, the settings survive a reload of the HP 10GbE switch. Several
submodes are available within the Global Configuration mode (the following table for more information.
Each command mode provides a specific set of commands. The command set of each higher-privilege
mode is a superset of the lower-privilege mode(s). All commands available in lower-lower-privilege modes
are available in the higher-privilege modes.
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