AB291A Fabric Clustering System Support Guide (12-port Switch), April 2004

Chapter 5
Administration and Management
Switch Administration and Management
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To enter the sub-command mode from the global-configuration mode, enter the interface keyword, the type of
interface to be configured, and then identify the specific card or ports to be configured.
For example, to enter the sub-command mode for an Ethernet card, ports 1 through 4.
HP-IB(config)# interface ethernet 4/1-4/4
HP-IB(config-if-ether-4/1-4/4)#
The commands you enter when in the sub-command mode are applied to the specified cards and ports.
Exiting CLI Modes
Most commands are mode-dependent. For example, you can only configure clock settings in the
global-configuration mode. To configure the system, you will have to enter and exit CLI modes. The exit
command is used to return to the previous mode.
HP-IB(config-if-fc-5/1)# exit
HP-IB(config)# exit
HP-IB#
You may also enter the exit command with the all argument to return to the privileged-execute mode in one
step.
To leave the global-configuration mode and return to the user-execute mode, enter the exit and the disable
commands.
For example:
HP-IB(config)# exit
HP-IB# disable
HP-IB>
Using Command Completion
The system provides command completion by way of the [Tab] key. If you enter a partial command and press
the [Tab], the CLI will complete the command and place the cursor at the end of the command.
To facilitate command entry, CLI commands do not have to be entered in their entirety. You may enter just
enough of each command or argument to make it uniquely identifiable.
For example:
HP-IB(config)# trace ?
app
HP-IB(config)# trace app ?
app <1-28>
app numbers:
cli = 1
ospf = 2
rip = 3
snmp-agent = 4
stp = 5
vlan = 6
vrrp = 7
ib = 8
fc = 9
chas-mgr = 10
port-mgr = 11