Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
6-67081-05 Rev B
April 2012
Network CLI Commands
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devno
: Device number, which can range from 0 to possibly 99,
depending on actual systems.
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vifno
: Virtual interface number, which is optional and can range from 1
to possibly 99, depending on actual systems.
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--sure
: If specified, the command will execute and restart without asking for
confirmation.
Note that this command renders the following network commands unusable:
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Setting Up a Segmented Network
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Setting Up an Unsegmented Network
Displaying Network
Configurations
syscli --show netcfg [--devname <DEVNAME>]
This CLI command shows the IP address and routing information. If no device is
specified, information for all devices will be displayed.
Note:
The
show
command displays the network settings that are currently in
effect. If you have made changes to the custom network configuration
since rebooting the DXi, these changes do not take effect until after the
next reboot.
CLI command options:
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--devname
: If not specified, shows the network configuration for all device
names. If specified, shows the information for the specified device only. The
general format is <label><devno>[:<vifno>] where
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label
: Device label, which is an alphabetic string (e.g. bond, eth, ...)
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devno
: Device number, which can range from 0 to possibly 99,
depending on actual systems.
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vifno
: Virtual interface number, which is optional and can range from 1
to possibly 99, depending on actual systems.
Backing Up the Current
Network Configuration
syscli --backup netcfg
This CLI command allows the admin user to back up the current custom network
configuration.
--backup:
Backs up custom network configuration.
Restoring a Network
Configuration
syscli --restore netcfg [--sure]
This CLI command allows the admin user to restore the previously backed up
custom network configuration.