36CCM840/1640 Installer/User Guide

To access port history mode:

Issue a Port History command.

PORT HISTORY

The PORT HISTORY > prompt appears.

To control the port history buffer display when you connect:

Issue a Server CLI command, using the History parameter to specify the Hold or Auto option:

SERVER CLI HISTORY=HOLDAUTO

If Hold is specified, the number of bytes in the history buffer is displayed, but none of the history data is output. In this case, you must access the CLI and use the Port History command to view the port’s history buffer content. This is the default mode.

If Auto is specified, the number of bytes in the history buffer is displayed and the entire content of the buffer is output to the Telnet session. In this mode, the history buffer’s content may be reviewed in the Telnet client’s scrolling window. You may also use the Port History command to view the port’s history buffer content.

To control the port history buffer content when you end a session:

Issue a Server CLI command, using the History parameter to specify the Clear or Keep option:

SERVER CLI HISTORY=CLEARKEEP

If Clear is specified, the port history buffer is cleared and all data is discarded at the end of a session.

If Keep is specified, the port history buffer’s content is retained at the end of a session.

To clear and discard all data in a port history buffer:

Issue a Clear command while you are in port history mode.

CLEAR - or -

Issue a Server CLI command, indicating History=Clear.

SERVER CLI HISTORY=CLEAR

In this case, the port’s history buffer is cleared at the end of each device session.