Users Guide

Contents
1 About this Guide................................................................................................. 36
Audience..............................................................................................................................................36
Conventions........................................................................................................................................ 36
Related Documents............................................................................................................................ 36
2 Configuration Fundamentals............................................................................37
Accessing the Command Line............................................................................................................37
CLI Modes............................................................................................................................................37
Navigating CLI Modes................................................................................................................... 39
The do Command...............................................................................................................................42
Undoing Commands...........................................................................................................................43
Obtaining Help....................................................................................................................................44
Entering and Editing Commands....................................................................................................... 44
Command History...............................................................................................................................45
Filtering show Command Outputs.....................................................................................................46
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode............................................................................................... 47
3 Getting Started....................................................................................................49
Console Access...................................................................................................................................49
Serial Console................................................................................................................................49
Mounting an NFS File System.............................................................................................................50
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................................... 51
Default Configuration......................................................................................................................... 52
Configuring a Host Name...................................................................................................................52
Accessing the System Remotely.........................................................................................................52
Accessing the System Remotely...................................................................................................53
Configure the Management Port IP Address............................................................................... 53
Configure a Management Route.................................................................................................. 53
Configuring a Username and Password.......................................................................................54
Configuring the Enable Password......................................................................................................54
Manage Configuration Files................................................................................................................54
File Storage.................................................................................................................................... 55
Copy Files to and from the System.............................................................................................. 55
Save the Running-Configuration..................................................................................................56
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario...................................................................... 57
Viewing Files.................................................................................................................................. 57
Changes in Configuration Files.....................................................................................................58
Viewing Command History.................................................................................................................58
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