Chapter 3 Monitoring
3.1 Monitoring Commands
This section focuses on the commands that allow you to use the monitoring tools for the Access Control Lists fea-
ture. To enter these commands, access the Access Lists feature monitoring prompt.
To access the Access Lists feature monitoring environment, enter feature access-lists at the general monitoring
prompt (+).
Example:
+ feature access-lists
-- Access Lists user console --
Access Lists>
To minimize the search period within the access list, the router has a cache that keeps the latest addresses found.
The lists include the entries for each List included in the cache.
The following commands are available within the Access Control List feature monitoring environment:
Command
Function
? (HELP)
Lists the available commands or their options.
LIST
Displays the access lists configuration.
CLEAR-CACHE
Deletes all the entries in the Access Lists cache.
SET-CACHE-SIZE
Configures the available number of cache entries.
SHOW-HANDLES
When listing, the associated handles appear.
HIDE-HANDLES
When listing, the associated handles disappear.
3.1.1 ? (HELP)
Lists the valid commands at the level where the router is programmed. You can also use it after a specific command
to list the available options.
Syntax:
Access Lists>?
Example:
Access Lists>?
list
Displays the access lists configuration
clear-cache
Deletes all the entries in an access lists cache
set-cache-size
Configures the available number of cache entries
show-handles
Makes the associated handles to be shown when listing
hide-handles
Makes the associated handles to stay hidden when listing
exit
Exit to parent menu
Access Lists>
3.1.2 LIST
Displays the configuration information on the Access Control List that is active. Being an information statistic, it
shows the number of occurrences in an entry i.e. the number of times a packet matches the entry sentences (Hits).
To minimize the search period within the access list, the router has a cache that keeps the latest addresses found.
Some lists include the entries for each List included in the cache.
Syntax:
Access Lists>list ?
all
Displays the whole access lists configuration and entries information
cache
Displays only access lists entry cache information
entries
Displays only the active access lists entries configuration
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