Specifications

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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
Ending a CLI Management Session
Note If the switch has not fully started and is operating in init state (which is also called stage 1 CLI
mode), an i appears in the switch prompt: unknown.7.PXM45.i>
.In this mode, you can only log
in with the user name cisco and the password cisco, and a limited set of commands are available
for troubleshooting. If you log in during init state and the card progresses to the active or standby
state, the card will log out the init state user and prompt you to log in again. At this point, you
can log in as a configured user with the corresponding password.
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 switch prompt.
Note The switch prompt for RPM cards uses a different format and displays only the name assigned
to the router on the card. For example: Router>.
After you log in, the switch maintains your session for 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 then prompt you
for a login name and password.
Step 4 To change the session time-out period, enter the timeout command as follows:
unknown.7.PXM.a > timeout <seconds>
Replace seconds with the number of seconds you want the session to remain active before it times out.
The maximum value is 600. To disable timeout, enter 0 seconds. The switch uses the new timeout value
until you terminate the session. Each time a new session is started, the timeout value returns to the
default value, 600 seconds.
Once you have completed the procedure above, you have established a CLI management session. You
can use a CLI management session to configure or monitor the switch.
Ending a CLI Management Session
CLI management sessions terminate automatically after the configured idle time. The default idle time
is 600 seconds (10 minutes) and can be changed with the timeout command. To manually end a CLI
management session, enter the bye or exit command.
Note The bye and exit commands end the CLI session. They do not terminate the terminal session. For
instructions on terminating the terminal session, refer to the manuals for your terminal or terminal
emulation program.