Avocent ACS 6000 CLINavigation

For example, in the web manager, user configuration is d one when an ad ministrator selects -

Users -Local Accounts -User Nam es to get to the User Names screen. To navigate to the

equivalent config uration level in the CLI, an administrato rw ould use the cd command

followed by the pat h: cd/users /local_accounts/user_names.

Administrators should log i nto the CLI in one window and log into th e web manager in

another window to see how the menu optio ns in the web manager map to the navi gation

options in the CLI. Configurati on with the CLI also requires mastery of the followi ng

information on CLI nav igation and of the CLI commands shown in Chapter 2.

CLINavigation

The CLI navigation options are in a nested tree configurati on.

NOTE: Whena command line isshow n inan example, and the step starts with “Enter ,” or when a syntax example is

given,the user should typethe comma nd asshown an d then press Enter. The Enter key isn ot shown in

commandline examplesun lessneeded forclarity.

When a user logs in the CLI, the prompt in dicates the user is at the / level.

--:- / cli->

No parameters can be set at this level o f the navigati on tree.

At any CLI prompt at any level, if you type cd and p ressTab Tab, th e navigation options (path

elements) for that level are listed. Different optio ns appear for administrators and forau thorized

users.

• When an admini strator types the cd co mmand and then presses Tab Tab at the / prompt, the

following nav igation opti ons (path elements) app ear.

--:- / cli-> cd<Tab><Tab>

access/ monitoring/ system/

active_sessions/ network/

system_tools/

authentication/ pluggable_devices/ users/

change_password/ ports/

events_and_logs/ power_management/

When a regular user t ypes the cd command an d then presses Tab Tab at th e / prompt, the

following navi gation option s appear.

--:- / cli-> cd<Tab><Tab>

access/ power_management/

Enter cd <one_or_more_pat h_elements> to mov e down one or more levels of the na vigation

tree:

4Cycl ades™ ACS6000 Advanced Conso le ServerCommand Reference Guid e

Contents

Main Page Page Symbols Used TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Page Page Page Introd uctio n, Navi gatio n and Comma nds Access Options and How to Log Into th e CLI 2Cycl ades ACS6000 Advanced Conso le ServerCommand Reference Guid e The CLI utility can be accessed in the foll owing ways: Configuration Tas ks Performed W ith the CLI CLINavigation Autocompleti on Parameters Command Line Syn tax Page Page CLI Com mand S et Commands Used for the CLI help add delete cd pwd connect sniff share disconnect exit/quit ftp scp set commit revert ls show list_configuration cycle, on, off, lock and unlock passwd opiepasswd wiz Special Multi -session Commands list_shared_session kill_shared_session sendmsg show_databuf and show_appliance_databuf cleandbuf and clean_appliance_databuf CLI Equivalent Ac tions to Web Manag er Checkbox Selection Page Port Ac cess a nd Config uratio n Exam ples View Inform ation About the Cons ole Server and Connected Devices Chapter 3: Port Access a nd Configuration Examples 23 Connect to a De vice Console Connected to a Serial Port Accessing Serial Ports using t s_menu Manage Power f or a Device Connected to an Out let on a PDU Port Configuratio n Examples Page 2. Enter show to view th e configuration o f port 3. Chapter 3: Port Access a nd Configuration Examples 27 Page CLI Ove rview for Adm inistra tors System System/Secur ity 30 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide Enter cd security t o navigate to the security level. --:- / cli-> cd system/security System/Date and Time Chapter 4: CLI Overvi ew for Administrators 31 Enter cd system/date_and_time to navigate t o the date_and_time level. --:- / cli-> cd system/date_and_time System/Help and Language System/General System/Boot Configuration System/Information System/Usage Network 34 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide 1. Enter cd network to navigate to t he Network level 2. Enter ls to view th e list of availab le options. Network/Settings Network/IPv4 and IPv6 Network/Devices Network/Hosts Page Network/Firewall 38 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide Enter cd network/firewall to navig ate to the firewall level. Network/IPSec(VPN) Enter cd network/ipsec(vpn) to navi gate to the ipsec(vpn) level. Network/SNM P Wiz command Ports 40 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide Enter cd ports to nav igate to the Ports level. Chapter 4: CLI Overvi ew for Administrators 41 Example of how to set a list of serial p orts 2,5 and 6 w ith the CAS Profile and enable the status: 42 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide Auxiliary ports 44 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide Pluggable Devices Enter cd pluggable_devices to navi gate to the pluggable_d evices level. Authentication Chapter 4: CLI Overvi ew for Administrators 45 Enter cd authentication to navigat et o the authentication lev el. --:- / cli-> cd authentication Users Syslog Events_and_Logs Chapter 4: CLI Overvi ew for Administrators 47 Enter cd events_and_logs to navig ate to the events_and_log sl evel. --:- / cli-> cd events_and_logs Power Manage ment 48 Cyclades ACS6000 A dvanced Console Server Command Reference Guide The Power Management O ptions are described i n the table below. --:- / cli-> cd power_management/pdus 2. Type rename and press Tab Tab t o expand the parameters. Active Sessions I nformation Page Appendix A: Enablin g Firmware Upgra des When the Boot Image is not in Flash AP P E N D I C E S Page Appendix B: Mig ration CLI 54 Cyclades ACS6000 Advan ced Console Server Command Reference Guide Appendices 55 56 Cyclades ACS6000 Advan ced Console Server Command Reference Guide Appendices 57 Page Appendix C: Su and Sudo Comm ands Configuring sudo Page Page Appendix D: Technic al Support