Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Configuration Manual

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DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode. enable Step 1
Example:
Device> enable
• Enter your password if prompted.
Enters global configuration mode. configure terminal
Example:
Device# configure terminal
Step 2
Registers the applet with the Embedded Event Manager
(EEM) and enters applet configuration mode. event manager applet applet-name
Example:
Device(config)# event manager applet condition
Step 3
Sets an action for the event. action label set
Step 4
Example:
Device(config-applet)#
action 1.0 set i 2
• In this example, the value of the variable i is set to 2.
Specifies a loop of a conditional block. action label while string_op1 operator string_op2 Step 5
Example:
Device(config-applet)# action 2 while $i lt 10
• In this example, a loop is set to check if the value of
the variable i is less than 10.
Performs the action as indicated by the action command. Add any action as required. Step 6
Example:
Device(config-applet)#
action 3 syslog msg "i
is $i"
• In this example, the message ‘ i is $_i ’ is written to the
syslog.
Exits from the running action. action label end
Example:
Device(config-applet)#
action 3 end
Step 7
Specifying if else Conditional Blocks
To specify the beginning of an if conditional statement followed by an else conditional statement, perform
this task. The if or else conditional statements can be used in conjunction with each other or separately. In
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