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Important differences between the AlliedWare OS and the AlliedWare Plus OS
Important differences between the AlliedWare OS and
the AlliedWare Plus OS
The most noticeable differences between the AlliedWare Plus OS and the AlliedWare OS are:
 The command mode hierarchy. With the AlliedWare Plus OS, you go into an appropriate
mode before entering configuration or monitoring commands.
For details of the modes, see "How to work with command modes" on page 9.
 The style of the commands. Because you go into a configuration mode, the AlliedWare
Plus OS already knows that you are entering a configuration command. Therefore, you do
not have to begin commands with keywords like create. This means that many commands
are shorter.
 How the switch identifies values in commands. The AlliedWare Plus OS either has
parameter keywords immediately followed by a space and their value (for an example, see
"How to add and remove users" on page 28), or simply has a series of space-separated
values (for an example, see "How to set the time and date" on page 25). For many
commands, you must enter the values in the correct order. The ? help makes this easy by
prompting you for values one at a time.
 How to undo an action or remove a setting. Mostly you remove settings by re-entering
the configuration command with the keyword no before it. See "How to undo settings" on
page 30.
 The things the command line warns you about. In the AlliedWare Plus OS:
 If you try to create an object (such as a user, trigger etc) and an object with that name
already exists, the switch overwrites the original object. It does not warn you before
doing so.
The file copying commands are an example of an exception to this—the switch asks if
you want to overwrite the file.
 You only get a message telling you that an operation failed, not if it succeeds. If the
switch does not display an error message, you can assume the command was successful.
 Port numbering. In the AlliedWare Plus OS, switch ports are named portx.y.z (e.g.
port
1 .0. 1 ), where:
 the first number (x) is the stack ID number
 the second number (y) is the module number (0 for base ports and higher numbers for
XEMs)
 the third number (z) is the port number.
 Associating VLANs with switch ports. In the AlliedWare Plus OS, VLANs are configured
as an attribute of switch ports. To associate a VLAN with a port, you enter Interface
Configuration mode for the port, not for the VLAN. For details and examples, see How To
Configure Basic Switching Functionality With the AlliedWare Plus Operating System.
 Flash compaction. In the AlliedWare Plus OS, Flash compaction takes up to a minute. The
command line is unresponsive during this time. Do not power cycle the switch during Flash
compaction.