Cabletron Systems 9A100 Console Time-out, Creating an Alias, SmartSwitch # set consoletimeout

Using the Console Switch Installation and Setup

If you don’t specify parameters with the command, the console prompts you for an input value and provides a default value displayed in parenthesis. For example, if you enter show portconfig without specifying a port (as a parameter), the following appears. Here, the default of “ all” ports is presented. You can either accept the default by pressing Enter, or you can enter a specific port number. Taking the default displays the following:

SmartSwitch # show portconfig
PortNumber(ALL)				:
Port	Intf	Sig	Trans	Media	Speed	Oper
ID	Type	Type	Type	Type	(MB/s)	State

==============================================================================

A1	private	pnni10	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	UP
A2	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
A3	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
A4	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
B1	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
B2	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
B3	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
B4(CPU)	private	uni31	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	UP
C1	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	SMF (I)	155	MB	DOWN
C2	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
C3	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
C4	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	MMF (S)	155	MB	DOWN
D1	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	CAT5 UTP	155	MB	DOWN
D2	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	CAT5 UTP	155	MB	DOWN
D3	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	CAT5 UTP	155	MB	DOWN
D4	private	autoConfig	STS-3c	CAT5 UTP	155	MB	DOWN

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2p›F When you accept the (all) default for show, the information displayed is often abridged.

2.5.2Console Time-out

The console can be configured to exit if it does not sense a key stroke within a defined length of time. By default, the SmartSwitch 9A100 is set to never time-out (value = 0). To activate the time-out feature, use the set ConsoleTimeOut command to adjust the time-out period:

SmartSwitch # set consoletimeout

Timeout(0) : 30 <Will time-out in 30 minutes without input

Confirm (y/N)? : y

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2.5.3Creating an Alias

Use the add alias command to create shorter or easier-to-remember names for command lines. For example:

SmartSwitch # add alias
AliasName()	: traffic
AliasedString()	: set switchtrafficcongestion
SmartSwitch #

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