Installation guide

Power Down the System . ........................... 1–21
Monitor Self-Test Results ........................... 1–21
Help ............................................... 1–22
Getting Help . . ................................... 1–22
References .......................................... 1–23
2 Console Subsystem
Chapter Description ................................... 2–1
What Is the Console Subsystem? . . . ................... 2–1
In This Chapter ................................... 2–1
Components of the Console Subsystem . ................... 2–2
Console Subsystem................................. 2–2
Running the Console Program: Invoking Console Mode ....... 2–4
Overview ........................................ 2–4
From the Console Terminal .......................... 2–4
From the Auxiliary Serial Port ....................... 2–5
From Across the Ethernet ........................... 2–5
Console Mode User Interface . ........................... 2–6
Console Prompt ................................... 2–6
Keyboard Characters ............................... 2–6
Control Characters ................................. 2–8
3 Console Commands
What Are the Console Commands? ....................... 3–1
In This Chapter ................................... 3–1
Levels of Commands ............................... 3–1
Basic Commands .................................. 3–1
Comprehensive Commands .......................... 3–2
Entering Console Commands . ........................... 3–3
New Console Commands . ........................... 3–3
Console Command Format ........................... 3–3
Online Help . . . ................................... 3–3
How to Display Output One Page at a Time . . . .......... 3–4
boot ............................................... 3–5
Synopsis ......................................... 3–5
Description ....................................... 3–5
Parameters . . . ................................... 3–5
Flags ........................................... 3–6
Examples ........................................ 3–6
Reference ........................................ 3–6
cdp ............................................... 3–7
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