Configuration Guide User guide

6 FastIron Configuration Guide
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Using stack-unit, slot number, and port number with CLI commands
Using stack-unit, slot number, and port number
with CLI commands
Many CLI commands require users to enter port numbers as part of the command syntax, and
many show command outputs display port numbers. The port numbers are entered and displayed
in one of the following formats:
• port number only
• slot number and port number
• stack-unit, slot number, and port number
The following sections show which format is supported on which devices. The ports are labelled on
the front panels of the devices.
CLI nomenclature on Chassis-based models
Chassis-based models (FSX 800 and FSX 1600) use port numbering that consists of a slot number
and a port number. When you enter CLI commands on these devices, you must specify both the
slot number and the port number. The slot numbers used in the FSX CLI examples apply only to
Chassis devices.
Here is an example. The following commands change the CLI from the global CONFIG level to the
configuration level for the first port on the device:
• FSX commands
Brocade(config)#interface e 1/1
Brocade(config-if-1/1)#
Syntax: ethernet <slotnum>/<portnum>
CLI nomenclature on FESX Compact devices
The FESX compact devices use port numbers only. When you enter CLI commands that require
port numbers as part of the syntax, just specify the port number.
Here are some examples. The following commands change the CLI from the global CONFIG level to
the configuration level for the first port on the device:
Brocade(config)#interface e 1
Brocade(config-if-e1000-1)#
Syntax: ethernet <portnum>
Ctrl+W Deletes the last word you typed.
Ctrl+Z Moves from any CONFIG level of the CLI to the Privileged EXEC level; at the
Privileged EXEC level, moves to the User EXEC level.
TABLE 6 CLI line editing commands (Continued)
Ctrl+Key combination Description