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CLI Management

The system supports two types of console management – CLI command and Menu

selection. After you login to the system , you will see a command prompt. To enter CLI

management interface, enter “enable” command. The following table lists the CLI

commands and description.

Commands Level

Modes Access Method Prompt Exit Method About This Mode1
User EXEC Begin a session with
your switch. switch> Enter logout or
quit.
The user commands available at
the user level are a subset of
those available at the privileged
level.
Use this mode to
• Perform basic tests.
• Display system information.
Privileged
EXEC
Enter the enable
command while in
user EXEC mode.
switch# Enter disable to
exit.
The privileged command is
advance mode
Privileged this mode to
• Display advance function status
• Save configures
Global Configuration
Enter the configure
command while in
privileged EXEC
mode.
switch (config)#
To exit to
privileged EXEC
mode, enter exit
or end
Use this mode to configure
parameters that apply to your
switch as a whole.
VLAN database
Enter the vlan
database command
while in privileged
EXEC mode.
switch (vlan)#
To exit to user
EXEC mode,
enter exit.
Use this mode to configure
VLAN-specific parameters.
Interface
configuration
Enter the interface
command (with a
specific interface)
while in global
switch
(config-if)#
To exit to global
configuration
mode, enter exit.
To exist to
Use this mode to configure
parameters for the switch and
Ethernet ports.