Command Reference Guide

N8406-022A 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch Command Reference Guide (AOS) 115
Selecting a configuration block
When you make configuration changes to the switch, you must save the changes so that they are retained beyond
the next time the switch is reset. When you execute the save command, your new configuration changes are
placed in the active configuration block. The previous configuration is copied into the backup configuration block.
There is also a factory configuration block. This holds the default configuration set by the factory when the switch
was manufactured. Under certain circumstances, it may be desirable to reset the switch configuration to the default.
This can be useful when a custom-configured switch is moved to a network environment where it will be re-
configured for a different purpose.
Use the following procedure to set which configuration block you want the switch to load the next time it is reset:
1. At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:
Boot Options# conf
2. Enter the name of the configuration block you want the switch to use.
The system indicates which configuration block is currently set to be loaded at the next reset, and prompts
you to enter a new choice:
Currently set to use active configuration block on next reset.
Specify new block to use ["active"/"backup"/"factory"]:
Resetting the switch
You can reset the switch to make your software image file and configuration block changes occur.
Resetting the switch causes the Spanning Tree Protocol to restart. This process can be lengthy, depending on the
topology of your network.
To reset the switch, at the Boot Options# prompt, enter:
>> Boot Options# reset
You are prompted to confirm your request.
Accessing the ISCLI
To access the ISCLI, enter the following command from the AOS CLI, and reset the switch:
Boot Options# mode iscli
The default command-line interface for this switch is the AOS CLI. To access the AOS CLI, enter the following
command and reset this switch:
>> Switch# boot cli-mode aos
Users can select the CLI mode upon login, if the /boot/prompt command is enabled. Only an administrator
connected through the console port can view and enable /boot/prompt. When /boot/prompt is enabled, the
first user to log in can select either the CLI mode. Subsequent users must use the selected CLI mode, until all users
have logged out.