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• When a session terminates while in the transaction-based conguration mode, and you have not entered the commit command, the
changes are maintained in the candidate conguration. You can start a new transaction-based conguration session and continue with
the remaining conguration changes.
• All sessions in the transaction-based conguration mode update the same candidate conguration. When you enter the commit
command on any session in the transaction-based conguration mode or you make conguration changes on any session in the non-
transaction-based mode, you also commit the changes made to the candidate conguration in all other sessions running in the
transaction-based conguration mode. This implies that inconsistent conguration changes may be applied to the running conguration.
Dell EMC recommends that you only make conguration changes on a single CLI session at a time.
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When you enter the lock command in a CLI session, conguration changes are disabled on all other sessions, whether they are in the
transaction-based conguration mode or the non-transaction-based conguration mode. For more information, see Candidate
conguration.
CLI command hierarchy
CLI commands are organized in a hierarchy. Commands that perform a similar function are grouped together under the same level of
hierarchy. For example, all commands that display information about the system and the system software are grouped under the show
system command, and all commands that display information about the routing table are grouped under the show route-map
command.
CLI command categories
There are several broad groups of CLI commands available:
set
Controls the CLI environment and congure the CLI screen.
ssh Connects to other network systems or to open secure shell connections.
copy Copies les from one location on a device to another, from a device to a remote system, or from a remote system
to a device.
congure Enters CONFIGURATION mode to congure routing protocols, interfaces, network management, and user access.
exit Moves up one command mode. Use the end command to go directly to EXEC mode.
quit Leaves or exits the CLI.
CONFIGURATION Mode
When you initially log in to OS10, you are automatically placed in EXEC mode by default. To access CONFIGURATION mode, enter the
configure terminal command. Use CONFIGURATION mode to manage interfaces, protocols, and features.
Interface mode is a sub-mode of CONFIGURATION mode. Interface mode is where you congure Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, and IPv4
and IPv6 services specic to an interface:
• Physical interfaces include the Management interface and Ethernet ports
• Logical interfaces include loopback, port-channel, and virtual local area networks (VLANs)
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