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Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces
Catalyst Command-Line Interface
Note
If no module number is specified, the console will switch to the MSFC on the active supervisor engine.
Note
To access the Cisco IOS CLI on the standby MSFC, connect to the console port of the standby supervisor
engine.
This example shows how to access the active MSFC from the switch CLI of the active supervisor engine
and how to exit the MSFC CLI and return to the switch CLI:
Console> (enable)
switch console 15
Trying Router-15...
Connected to Router-15.
Type ^C^C^C to switch back...
Router>
^C^C^C
Console> (enable)
Accessing the MSFC from a Telnet Session
You can enter the
session
mod
command to access the MSFC from the switch CLI using a Telnet session.
To exit from the MSFC CLI back to the switch CLI, enter
^]
or the
exit
command
at the Router> prompt.
Note
The
mod
argument specifies the module number of the MSFC. A module number of 15 indicates that the
MSFC is installed on the supervisor engine in slot 1. A module number of 16 indicates that the MSFC
is installed on the supervisor engine in slot 2. With the Supervisor Engine 720, the
mod
argument
specifies the module number of the MSFC3. A module number of 15 indicates that the MSFC3 is
installed on the Supervisor Engine 720 in slot 5 (6- or 9-slot switches) or slot 7 (13-slot switches). A
module number of 16 indicates that the MSFC3 is installed on the Supervisor Engine 720 in slot 6 (6-
or 9-slot switches) or slot 8 (13-slot switches).
This example shows how to access the MSFC from the switch CLI and how to exit the MSFC CLI and
return to the switch CLI:
Console> (enable)
session 15
Trying Router-15...
Connected to Router-15.
Escape character is '^]'.
Router>
exit
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Access the MSFC from the switch CLI.
switch console
[
mod
]
1
1.
The
mod
argument specifies the module number of the MSFC. A module number of 15 indicates that the MSFC is installed
on the supervisor engine in slot 1. A module number of 16 indicates that the MSFC is installed on the supervisor engine in
slot 2. With the Supervisor Engine 720, the
mod
argument specifies the module number of the MSFC3. A module number of
15 indicates that the MSFC3 is installed on the Supervisor Engine 720 in slot 5 (6- or 9-slot switches) or slot 7 (13-slot
switches). A module number of 16 indicates that the MSFC3 is installed on the Supervisor Engine 720 in slot 6 (6- or 9-slot
switches) or slot 8 (13-slot switches).
