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Nortel Networks L2/3 Ethernet Switch Module for IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Navigation commands
There are several commands that are useful in moving from one part of the menu tree to
another. The commands are similar to those used in a UNIX® shell:
cd This command moves you to a given spot in the menu tree. Entering
cd / always takes you back to the main menu.
pwd This command displays the current menu path where you are in the
menu tree.
up This takes you back to the last menu that you touched.
.. or cd .. Both of these commands take you up one level in the menu tree.
pushd
and
popd
These commands allow you to manage a stack of menus that you visit
frequently.
history This command displays the last several commands that you entered.
You can reuse these commands by typing an exclamation point (
! )
followed by the number of the command as displayed.
quit or exit Both of these commands terminates your session.
Configuration control commands
These commands control the effectiveness of changes to the switch configuration. The
general rubric for configuring the switch is EASY:
򐂰 E for editing the configuration, typing in your changes
򐂰 A for the apply command which makes the changes part of the running configuration
򐂰 S for the save command which writes the changed configuration to flash memory
򐂰 Y for yes, which is the answer to the prompt to be sure that you really want to update flash
Additional configuration control commands include the following:
diff This command displays the differences between the most recent edits
and the running configuration.
diff flash This command displays the differences between the running
configuration and its flash copy.
revert This command discards all changes which have not yet been applied.
revert apply This command discards applied changes which have not yet been
saved to flash.
Additional commands
These are additional commands that facilitate troubleshooting or are otherwise helpful:
ping
Sends ping, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo, requests
to the specified IP address.
traceroute Traces the IP path to a specified IP address.
who
This command shows who is logged on to the switch and from which
address.
telnet Opens a Telnet session to the designated IP address.
verbose Tailors the level of messages displayed on your session.
lines Controls the number of lines per screen for display purposes.