User guide

Contents
vi OmniSwitch 7700/7800/8800 Switch Management Guide April 2006
Managing the Directory Structure of the CMM (Non-Redundant) ................................4-9
Rebooting the Switch ...............................................................................................4-9
Copying the Running Configuration to the Working Directory ............................4-11
Rebooting from the Working Directory .................................................................4-13
Copying the Working Directory to the Certified Directory ...................................4-15
Copying the Certified Directory to the Working Directory ...................................4-16
Show Currently Used Configuration ......................................................................4-17
Show Switch Files ..................................................................................................4-18
Managing Redundant CMMs ........................................................................................4-19
Rebooting the Switch .............................................................................................4-19
Copying the Working Directory to the Certified Directory ...................................4-20
Synchronizing the Primary and Secondary CMMs ................................................4-21
Swapping the Primary CMM for the Secondary CMM .........................................4-23
Show Currently Used Configuration ......................................................................4-24
NI Module Behavior During Takeover ...........................................................4-24
Emergency Restore of the boot.cfg File ........................................................................4-25
Can I Restore the boot.file While Running from Certified? ..................................4-25
Displaying CMM Conditions ........................................................................................4-26
Chapter 5 Using the CLI ...............................................................................................................5-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................5-1
CLI Specifications ...........................................................................................................5-2
CLI Overview ..................................................................................................................5-2
Online Configuration ................................................................................................5-2
Offline Configuration Using Configuration Files ....................................................5-3
Command Entry Rules and Syntax .................................................................................5-3
Text Conventions .....................................................................................................5-3
Using “Show” Commands .......................................................................................5-4
Using the “No” Form ...............................................................................................5-4
Using “Alias” Commands ........................................................................................5-4
Partial Keyword Completion ....................................................................................5-5
Command Help ...............................................................................................................5-5
Tutorial for Building a Command Using Help .........................................................5-7
CLI Services ....................................................................................................................5-9
Command Line Editing ............................................................................................5-9
Deleting Characters ...........................................................................................5-9
Recalling the Previous Command Line ...........................................................5-10
Inserting Characters .........................................................................................5-10
Syntax Checking ....................................................................................................5-11
Prefix Recognition ..................................................................................................5-11
Example for Using Prefix Recognition ...........................................................5-12
Prefix Prompt ...................................................................................................5-13
Command History ..................................................................................................5-13