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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface
Understanding Command Modes
For more detailed information on the command modes, see the command reference guide
for this release.
Table 2-1
Command Mode Summary
Mode
Access Method
Prompt
Exit Method
About This Mode
User EXEC
Begin a session with
your switch.
Switch>
Enter
logout
or
quit
.
Use this mode to
•
Change terminal settings.
•
Perform basic tests.
•
Display system
information.
Privileged EXEC
While in user EXEC
mode, enter the
enable
command.
Switch#
Enter
disable
to
exit.
Use this mode to verify
commands that you have
entered. Use a password to
protect access to this mode.
Global configuration
While in privileged
EXEC mode, enter
the
configure
command.
Switch(config)#
To exit to privileged
EXEC mode, enter
exit
or
end
, or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Use this mode to configure
parameters that apply to the
entire switch.
VLAN configuration
While in global
configuration mode,
enter the
vlan
vlan-id
command.
Switch(config-vlan)#
To exit to global
configuration mode,
enter the
exit
command.
To return to
privileged EXEC
mode, press
Ctrl-Z
or enter
end
.
Use this mode to configure
VLAN parameters. When VTP
mode is transparent, you can
create extended-range VLANs
(VLAN IDs greater than 1005)
and save configurations in the
switch startup configuration
file.
Interface
configuration
While in global
configuration mode,
enter the
interface
command (with a
specific interface).
Switch(config-if)#
To exit to global
configuration mode,
enter
exit
.
To return to
privileged EXEC
mode, press
Ctrl-Z
or enter
end
.
Use this mode to configure
parameters for the Ethernet
ports.
For information about defining
interfaces, see the
Interface Configuration Mode”
section on page 11-8
.
To configure multiple
interfaces with the same
parameters, see the
“Configuring a Range of
Interfaces” section on
page 11-10
Line configuration
While in global
configuration mode,
specify a line with
the
line vty
or
line
console
command.
Switch(config-line)#
To exit to global
configuration mode,
enter
exit
.
To return to
privileged EXEC
mode, press
Ctrl-Z
or enter
end
.
Use this mode to configure
parameters for the terminal
line.