HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2, Command Reference Manual

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Menu Basics
Global Commands
Some basic commands are recognized throughout the menu hierarchy. These commands are
useful for obtaining online Help, navigating through menus, and for applying and saving
configuration changes.
For help on a specific command, type help . The following screen displays:
Global Commands: [can be issued from any menu]
help up print pwd
lines verbose exit quit
diff apply save revert
ping traceroute telnet history
pushd popd
The following are used to navigate the menu structure:
. Print current menu
.. Move up one menu level
/ Top menu if first, or command separator
! Execute command from history
The following table describes the global commands.
Table 2-1: Global Commands
Command Action
? command
or help
Provides usage information about a specific command on the current menu.
When used without the command parameter, a summary of the global
commands is displayed.
. or print
Displays the current menu.
.. or up
Moves up one level in the menu structure.
/ If placed at the beginning of a command, displays the Main Menu. Otherwise,
this is used to separate multiple commands placed on the same line.
lines
Sets the number of lines (n) that display on the screen at one time. The
default is 24 lines. When used without a value, the current setting is displayed.
diff
Shows any pending configuration changes that have not been applied.
diff flash displays all pending configuration changes that have been applied
but not saved to flash memory (NVRAM), as well as those that have not been
applied.
apply Applies pending configuration changes.
save Saves the active configuration to backup, and saves the current configuration
as active.
save n saves the current configuration as active, without saving the active
configuration to backup.
revert
Removes changes that have been made, but not applied.
revert apply removes all changes that have not been saved.
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