BLADE OS™ Command Reference HP GbE2c L2/L3 Ethernet Blade Switch Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software

BLADE OS 5.1 Command Reference

 Chapter 1: The Command Line Interface BMD00114, August 2009

Note – With the exception of the “admin” user, access to each user level can be disabled by setting

the password to an empty value.

Setup vs. CLI

Once the administrator password is verified, you are given complete access to the switch. If the

switch is still set to its factory default configuration, the system will ask whether you wish to run

Setup (see Chapter 2, “First-Time Configuration”), a utility designed to help you through the

first-time configuration process. If the switch has already been configured, the Main Menu of the

CLI is displayed instead.

The following table shows the Main Menu with administrator privileges.

Note – If you are accessing a user account, some menu options will not be available.

Command Line History and Editing

For a description of global commands, shortcuts, and command line editing functions, see “Menu

Basics” on page 41.”

Idle Timeout

By default, the switch will disconnect your Telnet session after 10 minutes of inactivity. This

function is controlled by the idle timeout parameter, which can be set from 1 to 60 minutes. For

information about changing this parameter, see “System Configuration Menu” on page 198.

[Main Menu]

info - Information Menu

stats - Statistics Menu

cfg - Configuration Menu

oper - Operations Command Menu

boot - Boot Options Menu

maint - Maintenance Menu

diff - Show pending config changes [global command]

apply - Apply pending config changes [global command]

save - Save updated config to FLASH [global command]

revert - Revert pending or applied changes [global command]

exit - Exit [global command, always available]