User's Manual

Chapter 1 CLI Basics 39
Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface
Getting help
When you navigate through the CLI, online help is available at all levels. Entering
a portion of the command, space, and a question mark (
?) at the prompt results in
a list of all options for that command.
Refer to “help command” on page 42 for more information about the specific
types of online help.
Basic navigation
This section discusses basic navigation around the CLI and between the command
modes. As you see, the CLI incorporates various shortcut commands and
keystrokes to simplify its use. The following topics are covered in this section:
Table 2 cli password command parameters and variables
Parameters and
variables
Description
switch|stack Specifies you are modifying the settings on the switch or on the
stack.
Note: If you omit this parameter, the system modifies the
information for the current mode.
ro|rw Specifies you are modifying the read-only (ro) password or the
read-write (rw) password.
<WORD>
<WORD>
Enter your username for the first variable, and your password for
the second variable.
serial|telnet Specifies you are modifying the password for serial console
access or for Telnet access.
none|local|radius Specifies the password you are modifying:
• none—disables the password
• local—use the locally defined password for serial console or
Telnet access
• radius—use RADIUS authentication for serial console or Telnet
access