The Switch Console
The Switch Console
Screen Structure and Navigation
Table 3-1. How To Navigate in the Console
Task:Actions:
Execute an action from an Use either of the following methods:
■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 item, such as System. (See figure 3- |
parameter setting or a |
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field: | 2. | Press [E] (for Edit on the Actions line). |
| 3. | Use [Tab] or the arrow keys to highlight the item or field. |
| 4. | Do one of the following: |
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| • If the parameter has preconfigured values, use the Space |
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| bar to select a new option (the help line instructs you to |
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| “Select” a value) |
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| • If there are no preconfigured values, type in a value (the |
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| help line instructs you to “Enter” a value) |
| 5. | If you want to change another parameter value, return to step |
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| 6. | If you are finished editing parameters in the displayed screen, |
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| press [Enter] and do one of the following: |
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| • To save any configuration changes you have made (or if |
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| you have made no changes), press [S] (for the Save ac- |
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| tion). |
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| • To exit from the screen without saving any changes that |
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| you have made, press [C] (for Cancel). |
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| Note: Some parameter changes are activated when you |
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| execute Save, and it is therefore not necessary to reboot the |
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| switch after making these changes. But if an asterisk appears |
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| next to any menu item you reconfigure, it is necessary to |
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| reboot the switch to implement the change. In this case, |
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| rebooting should be done after you have made all desired |
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| changes and then returned to the Main Menu. |
| 7. | When you are finished editing parameters, return to the Main |
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| Menu. |
| 8. | If necessary, reboot the switch by highlighting Reboot Switch |
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| and pressing [Enter]. (Refer to the Note, above.) |
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