Basic Mode; Enable Mode - HP ProCurve Secure 7000dl Series Basic Management And Configuration Manual

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Software Overview

Basic Mode

The basic mode allows restricted access to the router, providing only a limited

number of commands. From this mode, you can view basic system informa-

tion, verify some processes, and enter traceroute and ping commands. You

do not have access to any of the options that allow you to configure the router.

When you first access the Secure Router OS through the CLI and press

the router is in the basic mode context. To verify your location in the CLI,

check the prompt. In the basic mode context, the prompt is the

shown below:

From the basic mode context, you can access the enable mode by entering:

ProCurve> enable

The enable mode is sometimes called the privileged mode because it allows

you to access all management and configuration commands. You can use this

command to view detailed information about how your router is functioning,

perform system management tasks, and gain access to all configuration modes

on the router. From the enable mode, you can save, mode, and delete the

startup-config and running-config files and use the show and debug com-

Although you cannot actually configure the ProCurve Secure Router from the

enable mode, you can access the global configuration mode from this mode,

and from there, you can access any configuration mode and configure any

aspect of the router. For additional security, you can—and should—password

protect this more-secure OS level.

In the enable mode context, the prompt is followed by the # symbol, as shown

From the enable mode context, you can access the global configuration mode

context by entering:

ProCurve# configure terminal

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