NetApp CN1610, Cli Command Reference

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About This Document
Introduction
This document describes command-line interface (CLI) commands you use to
view and configure the CN1610 software. You can access the CLI by using a
direct connection to the serial port or by using Telnet or SSH over a remote
network connection.
Note
Some commands in this document may not be available with your version of the
FASTPATH software. Enter a question mark (?) after typing one or more
characters of a word to list the available commands or parameters that begin with
the letters. See “
Using CLI Help ” on page 25 for more information.
Audience This document is for system administrators who configure and operate systems
using FASTPATH
®
software. It provides an understanding of the configuration
options of the FASTPATH software.
Software engineers who integrate FASTPATH software into their hardware
platform can also benefit from a description of the configuration options.
This document assumes that you have an understanding of the FASTPATH
software base and have read the appropriate specification
for the relevant
networking device platform. It also assumes that you have a basic knowledge of
Ethernet and networking concepts.
Refer to the release notes for the FASTPATH application-level code. The release
notes detail the platform-specific functionality of the Switching, SNMP,
Configuration, Management, and other packages. The suite of features the
FASTPATH packages support is not available on all the platforms to which
FASTPATH software has been ported.
About FASTPATH
Software
FASTPATH software has two purposes:
◆
Assist attached hardware in switching frames, based on Layer 2, 3, or 4
information contained in the frames.
◆ Provide a complete device management portfolio to the network
administrator.