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ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2
Understanding the User Interface
Accessing Each Command Mode
EXEC Mode
When you log in to the ATM switch router, you are in user EXEC, or simply EXEC, command mode.
The EXEC commands available at the user level are a subset of those available at the privileged level.
In general, the user-level EXEC commands allow you to connect to remote devices, change terminal
settings on a temporary basis, perform basic tests, and list system information.
The user-level prompt consists of the ATM switch router’s host name followed by the angle bracket (>):
Switch>
The default host name is
Switch
, unless it has been changed during using the
hostname
global
configuration
command.
ATM signalling
diagnostics configuration
From global configuration
mode, enter the
atm signalling diagnostics
command and an index to
configure.
Switch(cfg-atmsig-diag)#
To exit to global
configuration mode, use the
exit
command.
To exit directly to privileged
EXEC mode, use the
end
command or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Controller configuration
From global configuration
mode, enter the
controller
command.
Switch(config-controller)#
To exit to global
configuration mode, use the
exit
command.
To exit directly to privileged
EXEC mode, use the
end
command or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Table 2-2
Summary of Additional Command Modes (Catalyst 8540 MSR)
Command Mode
Access Method
Prompt
Exit Method
Redundancy configuration From global configuration
mode, enter the
redundancy
command.
Switch(config-r)#
To exit to global
configuration mode, use the
exit
command.
To exit directly to privileged
EXEC mode, use the
end
command or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Main CPU configuration
From redundancy
configuration mode, enter the
main-cpu
command.
Switch(config-r-mc)#
To exit to redundancy
configuration mode, use the
exit
command.
To exit directly to privileged
EXEC mode, use the
end
command or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Table 2-1
Summary of Command Modes (continued)
Command Mode
Access Method
Prompt
Exit Method
