
Section 13
Command Reference
This section describes the commands of the CLI and the format in which they are presented. The command format presents the following:
Access Authority
Syntax and Keywords
Notes and Examples
The commands are listed in “Command Listing” on page
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Access Authority
The Authority paragraph in each command description indicates what types of sessions are required to enter that command. Commands associated with monitoring tasks are available to all account names with no special session requirement. Commands associated with configuration tasks are available only within an Admin session. An account must have Admin authority to enter the Admin Start command, which opens an Admin session.
Some commands require that you open additional editing sessions within an Admin session such as the following:
Commands that modify zoning require a Zoning Edit session, which is opened by the Zoning Edit command. These commands include the Alias, Zone, Zoneset, and Zoning commands.
Commands that modify device security require a Security Edit session, which is opened by the Security Edit command. These command include the Group, Security, and Securityset commands.
Commands that modify the switch configuration require a Config Edit session, which is opened by the Config Edit command. These command include all of the Set Config commands.