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CHAPTER 3
Menu Basics
The RackSwitch G8124 Command Line Interface (CLI) is used for viewing switch information and
statistics. In addition, the administrator can use the CLI for performing all levels of switch
configuration.
To make the CLI easy to use, the various commands have been logically grouped into a series of
menus and sub-menus. Each menu displays a list of commands and/or sub-menus that are available,
along with a summary of what each command will do. Below each menu is a prompt where you can
enter any command appropriate to the current menu.
This chapter describes the Main Menu commands, and provides a list of commands and shortcuts
that are commonly available from all the menus within the CLI.
The Main Menu
The Main Menu appears after a successful connection and login. The following table shows the
Main Menu for the administrator login. Some features are not available under the user login.
[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]