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Alteon OS Command Reference

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Maintenance Menu

NOTE – To use the Maintenance Menu, you must be logged in to the switch as the administrator.

[Maintenance Menu]

sys	- System Maintenance Menu
fdb	- Forwarding Database Manipulation Menu
debug	- Debugging Menu
arp	- ARP Cache Manipulation Menu
route	- IP Route Manipulation Menu
igmp	- IGMP Multicast Group Menu
uudmp	- Uuencode FLASH dump
ptdmp	- Upload FLASH dump via FTP/TFTP
ptfile	- Upload FLASH dump via FTP/TFTP
cldmp	- Clear FLASH dump
panic	- Dump state information to FLASH and reboot
tsdmp	- Tech support dump
pttsdmp	- Upload tech support dump via FTP/TFTP

Dump information contains internal switch state data that is written to flash memory on the GbE Switch Module after any one of the following occurs:

„The switch administrator forces a switch panic. The panic option, found in the Mainte- nance Menu, causes the switch to dump state information to flash memory, and then causes the switch to reboot.

„The watchdog timer forces a switch reset. The purpose of the watchdog timer is to reboot the switch if the switch software freezes.

„The switch detects a hardware or software problem that requires a reboot.

Table 9-1Maintenance Menu (/maint)

Command Syntax and Usage

sys

Displays the System Maintenance Menu. To view menu options, see page 342.

fdb

Displays the Forwarding Database Manipulation Menu. To view menu options, see page 343.

debug

Displays the Debugging Menu. To view menu options, see page 344.

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