Quick Reference Guide

32 | Getting Started
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Getting Help From the CLI
The following help commands are the same as those found in the E-Series:
• Use “
?” at the prompt to get a list of commands in that mode: “Force10# ?”
• Use “
?” with a partial command to see what initial command words in that mode begin with that
string: “
Force10# i?”
• Use “
?” after a command or partial command to get a list of commands that start with that word:
“
Force10# ip ?”
Controlling Pagination
Starting in SFTOS Release 2.3, you can use the terminal length command to set how much of the output of
a CLI “
show” command to display. Use the show terminal command to display the current setting of the
terminal length command. For details, see the System Configuration Commands chapter in the SFTOS
Command Line Reference.
Checking Status
SFTOS follows the industry convention of using “show” commands to generate status reports through the
command interface.
Viewing the Software Version and Switch Numbers
If you are concerned that you might not have the correct software version, you can select from several
commands to see the installed code version. The following is an example of using
show switch , which you
can execute in either User Exec or Privileged Exec modes:
Figure 3-5. Using the show switch Command
The Switch column shows the switch ID, which is useful if the switch is in a stack. For example, if the
switch ID were 2, the switch’s physical interfaces would be identified as 2/0/
port-number.
Verifying Details about the Switch
The following example is of the show switch unit command for getting more details about the switch:
Force10 #show switch
Management Preconfig Plugged-in Switch Code
Switch Status Model ID Model ID Status Version
------ ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------------- --------
1 Mgmt Switch SA-01-GE-48T SA-01-GE-48T OK 2.3.1
Force10 #