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BLADE OS 5.0 Command Reference
BMD00142, November 2009 Chapter 1: The Command Line Interface
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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 35.”
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 on changing this parameter, see “System Configuration Menu” on page 157.
[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]