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Chapter 1 Using the WAAS Command-Line Interface
Using Command Modes
Using Global Configuration Mode
Use global configuration mode to set, view, and test the configuration of WAAS software features for
the entire device. To enter this mode, enter the configure command from privileged EXEC mode. The
prompt for global configuration mode consists of the hostname of the WAE followed by (config) and the
pound sign (#). You must be in global configuration mode to enter global configuration commands.
WAE# configure
WAE(config)#
Commands entered in global configuration mode update the running configuration file as soon as they
are entered. These changes are not saved into the startup configuration file until you enter the copy
running-config startup-config EXEC mode command. See the “Saving Configuration Changes”
section on page 1-12. Once the configuration is saved, it is maintained across WAE reboots.
Configuration changes that you make in global configuration mode on a WAE are propagated to the
Centralized Management System (CMS) database on the WAAS Central Manager. CLI changes are sent
to the Central Manager after you exit out of configuration mode, or if all configuration mode sessions
have been inactive for 10 minutes.
You must be in global configuration mode to enter specific subordinate configuration modes.
Configuration Submodes
Configuration submodes are used for the configuration of specific features within the scope of a given
configuration mode. From global configuration mode, you can enter the following configuration
submodes:
• Interface configuration mode
• Standard ACL configuration mode
• Extended ACL configuration mode
• Preposition configuration mode
• Virtual blade configuration mode
Exiting Configuration Mode
Common functions used in configuration modes include the following:
• Exit current mode—To exit global configuration mode or any subordinate configuration mode, use
the exit command or Ctrl-Z.
• Exit to privileged EXEC mode—To exit to privileged EXEC mode from global configuration mode
or any subordinate configuration mode, use the end global configuration command:
WAE(config)# end
WAE#