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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide

Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004

Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features

Initializing the Switch

Note The number 7 in the switch prompt indicates that you are managing the PXM45 in slot 7. If you

are managing the PXM45 in slot 8, the switch prompt displays the number 8.

The switch does not display the password during login. When login is complete, the switch prompt

appears.

The switch prompt for PXM45 and AXSM cards uses the following format:

nodename.slot.cardtype.state>

Table 2-1 describes the components in the CLI prompt.

Note The prompt for RPM cards uses a different format and displays only the name assigned to the

router on the card. For example,

Router>. This switch prompt comes from the Cisco IOS CLI

that runs on the card.

Tip To make it easier to identify the RPM cards in your switch, choose card names that identify the

switch and slot that hosts the card. You can set the card or router name in global configuration

mode with the hostname command.

After initialization, the PXM45 card in the initialized slot becomes active. If a second PXM45 is

installed in the other slot, the active PXM45 initiates a runtime firmware load on the other slot. After the

runtime firmware loads on the nonactive PXM45, the card enters standby mode, ready to take control if

the active card fails.

After you log in, the switch maintains your session for the default period of 10 minutes (600 seconds)

after the last keystroke is entered. If the session is idle longer than 600 seconds, the session is terminated.

Tip To restart an automatically terminated session, press Return. The switch will prompt you for a

Table 2-1 CLI Prompt Components

Component Description

nodename The nodename is the name of the node. When a new switch starts up, the node

name is set to “unknown.” To change the name, see the “Setting and Viewing

the Switch Name” section later in this chapter.

slot The slot number indicates the physical slot in which the card you are

configuring is installed. For most switch configuration procedures, configure

the switch using the PXM45 cards in slots 7 and 8. For many line and trunk

configuration procedures, you need to modify service modules (such as the

AXSM card), which are installed in the other slots.

cardtype The cardtype identifies the model of the card, such as PXM or AXSM.

state The card state is active (a), standby (s), or init (i). Cards are labeled as init

while they are initializing during switch startup.