Summary Of Common Command Modes - Cisco ASR 9000 Getting Started Manual

Navigating the Cisco IOS XR Command Modes

Summary of Common Command Modes

Table 5
associated CLI prompts.
Table 5 Common Command Modes and CLI prompts
Command Mode Description
EXEC Automatically places the router in EXEC mode when logging in to an running the
Cisco IOS XR software.
Example:
RP/0//CPU0:router#
EXEC mode enables a basic set of commands to display the operational state of an and the
Cisco IOS XR software. Most CLI commands in EXEC mode do not change the operation. The most
common EXEC commands are show commands (to display configuration or operational data) and
clear commands (to clear or reset counters).
In EXEC mode, you can display the configuration of an but not the configuration of the system. The
difference is that are defined in administration configuration mode, which is a submode of
administration EXEC mode. are configured in global configuration mode.
Additional commands are available depending on the access privileges (user groups) assigned to
your username. Minimal privileges also include a small set of EXEC commands for connecting to
remote devices, changing terminal line settings on a temporary basis, and performing basic tests.
Administration EXEC Manages system resources. In administration EXEC mode, you can display the configuration of the
system but not the configuration of an . The difference is that are defined in administration
configuration mode, which is a submode of administration EXEC mode. are configured in global
configuration mode.
Administration EXEC mode is used primarily to display system-wide parameters, configure the
administration plane over the control Ethernet, and configure . These operations are available only
to users with the required root level access.
From EXEC mode, use the admin command to enter administration EXEC mode:
RP/0//CPU0:router# admin
RP/0//CPU0:router(admin)#
Administration Allows you to assign system resources to . Multishelf systems are also configured in administration
configuration configuration mode.
From administration EXEC mode, use the configure command to enter administration configuration
submode:
RP/0//CPU0:router(admin)# configure
RP/0//CPU0:router(admin-config)#
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