110
Basic configuration tasks
Customizing the CLI banner
You can configure the banner that is presented when a user logs in to the
switch through the CLI to a user-defined value. The banner cannot exceed
1539 bytes, or 19 rows by 80 columns plus line termination characters.
The banner control setting is saved to NVRAM, and both the banner file and
control setting are distributed to all units within a stack.
To customize the CLI banner using the CLI, see the following commands:
•
"show banner command" (page 110)
•
•
"no banner command" (page 111)
To customize the CLI banner using Java Device Manager, see the following:
•
•
"Custom Banner tab" (page 113)
show banner command
The
show banner
command displays the banner.
The syntax for the
show banner
command is
show banner [static | custom]
Run the
show banner
command in Privileged EXEC command mode.
"show banner parameters" (page 110)
describes the parameters for the
show banner
command.
show banner parameters
Parameters and
variables
Description
static | custom
Specify which banner is currently set to be displayed:
•
static
•
custom
banner command
The
banner
command specifies the banner that is displayed at startup;
either static or custom.
The syntax for the banner command is
banner {static | custom} <line number> "<LINE>"<disabled>
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500
02.01
Standard
5.0
23 February 2007
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