Displaying Users; Sending Messages To Users; Using The Ping Command - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Command Reference Manual

Searching and Filtering CLI Output
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
switch#
The following show interface brief EXEC command uses multiple filter commands to redirect the
output where the administration mode is
switch# show interface brief | include FX > SavedData\test.txt
switch# cd SavedData
switch# dir
Usage for volatile://
switch#

Displaying Users

The show users command displays all users currently accessing the switch.
switch# show users
admin
admin
admin

Sending Messages to Users

The send command sends a message to all active CLI users currently using the switch. This message is
restricted to 80 alphanumeric characters with spaces.
This example sends a warning message to all active users about the switch being shut down.
switch# send Shutting down the system in 2 minutes. Please log off.
Broadcast Message from admin@excal-112
Shutting down the system in 2 minutes. Please log off.

Using the ping Command

The ping command verifies the connectivity of a remote host or server by sending echo messages.
The syntax for this command is ping <host or ip address>
switch# ping 209.165.200.226
PING 209.165.200.226 (209.165.200.226): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 209.165.200.226 : icmp_seq=0 ttl=121 time=0.8 ms
64 bytes from 209.165.200.226 : icmp_seq=1 ttl=121 time=0.8 ms
--- 209.165.200.226 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.8/0.8/0.8 ms
To abnormally terminate a ping session, type the Ctrl-C escape sequence.
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