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CHAPTER 3

Menu Basics

The G8000’s Command Line Interface (CLI) is used for viewing switch information and statis-

tics. In addition, the administrator can use the CLI for performing all levels of switch configu-

ration.

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 short-

cuts 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

[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]