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Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces
Catalyst Command-Line Interface
After accessing the switch through the console port, you see this display:
Cisco Systems Console
Enter password:
Console>
Accessing the CLI through Telnet
Before you can open a Telnet session to the switch, you must first set the IP address for the switch. For
information about setting the IP address, see the
“Assigning the In-Band (sc0) Interface IP Address”
section on page 3-5
. Up to eight simultaneous Telnet sessions are supported. Telnet sessions disconnect
automatically after remaining idle for a set time period.
To access the switch CLI from a remote host using Telnet, perform this task:
This example shows how to open a Telnet session to the switch:
unix_host%
telnet Catalyst_1
Trying 172.16.10.10...
Connected to Catalyst_1.
Escape character is '^]'.
Cisco Systems Console
Enter password:
Catalyst_1>
Accessing the MSFC from the Switch
These sections describe how to access the Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) from a directly
connected console port or from a Telnet session:
•
Accessing the MSFC from the Console Port, page 2-4
•
Accessing the MSFC from a Telnet Session, page 2-4
See the
“MSFC Command-Line Interface” section on page 2-8
.
Task
Command
Step 1
From the remote host, enter the
telnet
command
and the name or IP address of the switch you want
to access.
telnet
{
hostname
|
ip_addr
}
Step 2
At the prompt, enter the password for the CLI. If
no password has been configured, press
Return
.
—
Step 3
Enter the necessary commands to complete your
desired tasks.
—
Step 4
When finished, exit the Telnet session.
exit
