Setup Guide

The Dell EMC Networking OS CLI is divided into three major mode levels:
• EXEC mode is the default mode and has a privilege level of 1, which is the most restricted level. Only a limited selection of commands is
available, notably the show commands, which allow you to view system information.
• EXEC Privilege mode has commands to view congurations, clear counters, manage conguration les, run diagnostics, and enable or
disable debug operations. The privilege level is 15, which is unrestricted. You can congure a password for this mode; refer to the
Congure the Enable Password section in the Getting Started chapter.
• CONFIGURATION mode allows you to congure security features, time settings, set logging and SNMP functions, congure static ARP
and MAC addresses, and set line cards on the system.
Beneath CONFIGURATION mode are submodes that apply to interfaces, protocols, and features. The following example shows the
submode command structure. Two sub-CONFIGURATION modes are important when conguring the chassis for the rst time:
• INTERFACE submode is the mode in which you congure Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and IP services specic to an interface. An
interface can be physical (Management interface, 1 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 50
Gigabit Ethernet, or 100 Gigabit Ethernet) or logical (Loopback, Null, port channel, or virtual local area network [VLAN]).
• LINE submode is the mode in which you to congure the console and virtual terminal lines.
NOTE: At any time, entering a question mark (?) displays the available command options. For example, when you are in
CONFIGURATION mode, entering the question mark rst lists all available commands, including the possible submodes.
The CLI modes are:
Navigating CLI Modes
The Dell EMC Networking OS prompt changes to indicate the CLI mode.
The following table lists the CLI mode, its prompt, and information about how to access and exit the CLI mode. Move linearly through the
command modes, except for the end command which takes you directly to EXEC Privilege mode and the exit command which moves
you up one command mode level.
NOTE
: Sub-CONFIGURATION modes all have the letters conf in the prompt with more modiers to identify the mode and slot/
port information.
Table 1. Dell EMC Networking OS Command Modes
CLI Command Mode Prompt Access Command
EXEC
DellEMC>
Access the router through the console or
terminal line.
EXEC Privilege
DellEMC#
• From EXEC mode, enter the enable
command.
• From any other mode, use the end
command.
CONFIGURATION
DellEMC(conf)#
• From EXEC privilege mode, enter the
configure command.
• From every mode except EXEC and
EXEC Privilege, enter the exit
command.
NOTE: Access all of the following
modes from CONFIGURATION
mode.
AS-PATH ACL
DellEMC(config-as-path)# ip as-path access-list
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