Using the Switch Console

Screen Structure and Navigation

Table 4-1. How To Navigate in the Console

Task:Actions:

Execute an action from the “Actions –>” list at the bottom of the screen:

Use either of the following methods:

•Use the arrow keys ( [<] ,or [>] ) to highlight the action you want to execute, then press [Enter].

•Press the key corresponding to the capital letter in the action name. For example, in a configuration menu, press [E] to select Edit and begin editing parameter values.

Reconfigure (edit) a

1. Select a Configuration menu item, such as System Information.

parameter setting or a

 

(See figure 4-2.)

field:

2.

Press [E] (for Edit on the Actions line).

 

3.

Use [Tab] or the arrow keys ([<], [>], [^], or [v]) to highlight the

 

 

item or field.

 

4.

Do one of the following:

 

 

– If the parameter has preconfigured values, use the Space bar

 

 

to select a new option (the help line instructs you to “Select”

 

 

a value).

 

 

– If there are no preconfigured values, type in a value (the help

 

 

line instructs you to “Enter” a value).

 

5.

If you want to change another parameter value, return to step 3.

 

6.

If you are finished editing parameters in the displayed screen,

 

 

press [Enter] to return to the Actions line, and do one of the

 

 

following:

 

 

– To save any configuration changes you have made, press [S]

 

 

(for the Save action).

 

 

– To exit from the screen without saving any changes that you

 

 

have made (or if you have made no changes), press [C] (for

 

 

the Cancel action).

 

 

Note: Most parameter changes are activated when you execute

 

 

Save, and it is therefore not necessary to reboot the switch after

 

 

making these changes. But if an asterisk appears next to any

 

 

menu item you reconfigure, it is necessary to reboot the switch

 

 

to implement the change. In this case, rebooting should be done

 

 

after you have made all desired changes and then returned to

 

 

the Main Menu.

 

7.

When you are finished editing parameters, return to the Main

 

 

Menu.

 

8.

If necessary, reboot the switch by selecting Reboot Switch from

 

 

the Main Menu. (Refer to the Note, above.)

 

 

Exit from a read-only

Press [B] (for the Back action).

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Console Switch the Using

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