Cisco Systems ME 3400 Configuring Command Macros

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Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Guide

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Configuring Command Macros

This chapter describes how to configure and apply command macros on the Cisco ME 3400 switch.

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command

reference for this release.

This chapter consists of these sections:

• Understanding Command Macros, page 10-1

• Configuring Command Macros, page 10-1

• Displaying Command Macros, page 10-5

Command macros provide a convenient way to save and share common configurations. You can use

command macros to enable features and settings based on the location of a switch in the network and for

mass configuration deployments across the network.

Each command macro is a set of command-line interface (CLI) commands that you define. Command

macros do not contain new CLI commands; they are simply a group of existing CLI commands.

When you apply a command macro on an interface, the CLI commands within the macro are configured

on the interface. When the macro is applied to an interface, the existing interface configurations are not

lost. The new commands are added to the interface and are saved in the running configuration file.

You can create a new command macro or use an existing macro as a template to create a new macro that

is specific to your application. After you create the macro, you can apply it globally to a switch, to a

switch interface, or to a range of interfaces.

These sections contain this configuration information:

• Default Command Macro Configuration, page 10-2

• Command Macro Configuration Guidelines, page 10-2

• Creating Command Macros, page 10-3