Quick Reference Guide

32 | Using the Command Line Interface
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The commands available to the operator at any point in time depend upon the mode. Entering a
question mark (?) at the CLI prompt displays a list of the available commands, along with descriptions
of the commands.
The CLI provides the following modes:
User Exec Mode. When the operator logs into the CLI, the User Exec mode is the initial mode.
The User Exec mode contains a limited set of commands.
Command Prompt: hostname >
Privileged Exec Mode. To have access to the full suite of commands, you must enter the
Privileged Exec mode. The Privileged Exec mode requires password authentication. In Privileged Exec
mode, you can issue any User Exec mode command or enter the Global Config mode. Command
Prompt: hostname #
Global Config Mode. This mode permits you to make general modifications to the running
configuration. From the Global Configuration mode, you can enter all of the configuration-specific
modes listed below. Command Prompt:
hostname (Config)#
From the Global Config mode, you may enter the following configuration modes:
Interface Port Channel Config Mode. This mode, introduced in SFTOS Version 2.5.1,
groups commands pertaining to port channels.
Interface Config Mode. Many features are enabled for a particular interface. The Interface
commands enable or modify the operation of an interface.
In this mode, a physical port is set up for a specific logical connection operation. The Interface Config
mode provides access to the router interface configuration commands. Command Prompt: hostname
(Interface <unit/slot/port><slot/port>)#
The resulting prompt sequence for the interface configuration command entered in the Global
Configuration mode is shown here:
hostname (Config)# interface 1/0/1
hostname (Interface 1/0/1)#
DHCP Pool Config Mode. Use the ip dhcp pool pool-name command to access the DHCP
Pool Config. The mode is used for configuring the switch as a DHCP server.
Line Config Mode. Use this mode to configure the console interface. You may configure the
interface from the directly connected console or the virtual terminal used with Telnet. Command
Prompt: hostname (Line)#
Policy Map Mode. Use the policy-map <policy-name>command to access the QoS policy
map configuration mode to configure the QoS policy map. The prompt sequence is:
hostname (Config)# policy map <policy name>
hostname (Config-policy-map)#
Policy Class Mode. Use the class <class-name> command to access the QoS policy-classmap
mode to attach/remove a diffserv class to a policy and to configure the QoS policy class. The prompt
sequence is:
hostname (Config policy-map)# class <class name>
Note: The hostname here is a placeholder for the prompt that you create using the
hostname command. See hostname on page 37.