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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface
Using CLI Variables
Using CLI Variables
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series CLI parser supports the definition and use of variables in CLI commands.
CLI variables can be used as follows:
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Entered directly on the command line.
• Passed to the child script initiated using the run-script command.
The variables defined in the parent shell are available for use in the child run-script command
process (see the “Executing Commands Specified in a Script” section on page 2-11 ).
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Passed as command line arguments to the run-script command (see the “Executing Commands
Specified in a Script” section on page 2-11 ).
CLI variables have the following characteristics:
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You cannot reference a variable through another variable using nested references.
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You can define persistent variables that are available across switch reloads.
• You can reference only one predefined system variable, which is the TIMESTAMP variable.
User-Defined Persistent CLI Variables
You can define CLI session variables to persist only for the duration of your CLI session using the cli
var name command in EXEC mode. CLI session variables are useful for scripts that you execute
periodically.
The following example shows how to create a user-defined CLI session variable:
switch# cli var name testinterface fc 1/1
FCS Registration
fcs register switch(config-fcs-register)#
From FCS registration submode:
platform name name vsan
vsan-id
switch(config-fcs-register-attrib)#
Fibre Channel alias
fcalias name name vsan vsan-id switch(congif-fcalias)#
FSPF
fspf config vsan vsan-id switch(config-(fspf-config))#
Interface
configuration
interface type slot/port switch(config-if)#
Line console line console switch(config-console)
Virtual terminal line
line vty switch(config-line)#
Role
role name switch(config-role)#
VLAN
vlan switch(config-vlan)#
VSAN database vsan database switch(config-vsan-db)#
Zone
zone name string vsan vsan-id switch(config-zone)#
Zone set
zoneset name name vsan vsan-id switch(config-zoneset)#
Table 2-3 Common Configuration Submodes (continued)
Submode Name From Configuration Mode, Enter: Submode Prompt