Riverstone Networks RS 2100 manual Starting the Command Line Interface, CLI Access Modes

Starting the Command Line Interface RS 2100 Initial Configuration

4.2STARTING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

To start the Command Line Interface (CLI), power on the system, as described in Section 4.1, "Powering on the RS 2100" After the software is fully booted, press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI. If prompted for a password, simply press Return; the factory default passwords for all access levels is blank.

4.2.1CLI Access Modes

The CLI has four levels of access, each of which provides the ability to perform specific operations on the RS 2100 (see Table 4-1).

Table 4-1 CLI access modes

Access Mode	Description
User	Allows you to display basic information and use basic utilities such as ping but does not allow
	you to display SNMP, filter, and access control list information or make other configuration
	changes. You are in User mode when the command prompt ends with the “>”character.
Enable	Allows you to display SNMP, filter, and access control information, as well as all the
	information you can display in User mode. To enter Enable mode, enter the enable command,
	then supply the password when prompted. When you are in Enable mode, the command prompt
	ends with the “#” character.
Configure	Allows you to make configuration changes. To enter Configure mode, first enter Enable mode
	(enable command), then enter the configure command. When you are in Configure mode,
	the command prompt ends with “(config).”
Boot	This mode appears when the system image is not found during bootup. Enter the reboot
	command to reset the RS 2100. If the RS still fails to boot, contact Riverstone Networks
	Technical Support.
	Certain tasks can be performed only from Boot mode. To enter the Boot mode intentionally, boot
	the RS 2100, and then interrupted the normal bootup sequence by pressing the “Esc” key. When
	you are in Boot mode, the command prompt is “rs-boot>.”

Note The command prompt will show the name of the RS 2100 in front of the mode character(s). The default name is “rs.” The procedure in Section 4.4, "Setting the Basic System Information" describes how to change the system name.

When you are in Configure or Enable mode, use the exit command or press Ctrl+z to exit to the previous access mode.

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