Chapter 32 Introducing the Commands

32.10 Saving Your Configuration

After you set the switch settings with the configuration commands, use the write memory command to save the changes permanently.

sysname# write memory

"The write memory command is not available in User mode.

You must save your changes after each CLI session. All unsaved configuration changes are lost once you restart the switch.

32.10.1 Logging Out

In User or Enable mode, enter the exit or logout command to log out of the CLI. In Config mode entering exit takes you out of the Config mode and into Enable mode and entering logout logs you out of the CLI.

32.11 Command Summary

The following sections summarize the commands available in the switch together with a brief description of each command. Commands listed are in alphabetical order. The P column on the right indicates the administrator privilege level needed to use the command.

See the related section in the User’s Guide for more background information.

32.11.1 User Mode

The following table describes the commands available for User mode.

Table 79 Command Summary: User Mode

COMMAND

 

DESCRIPTION

P

enable

 

Accesses Enable (or privileged) mode. See Section

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32.11.2 on page 218.

 

exit

 

Logs out from the CLI.

0

help

 

Displays help information.

0

history

 

Displays a list of previously command(s) that you have

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executed. The switch stores up to 256 commands in

 

 

 

history.

 

 

 

 

 

logout

 

Exits from the CLI.

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ping

<iphost-name>

Sends Ping request to an Ethernet device.

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<[in-bandout-of-bandvlan

 

 

 

<vlan-id>] [size <0-1472>]

 

 

 

[-t ]>

 

 

 

help

Displays command help information.

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