Basic Operation Guide 2013/06
Table Of Contents
- Switch Software
- Contents
- 1 Commands found in the Basic Operation Guide
- 2 Getting started
- 3 Using the Menu Interface
- 4 Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Overview
- Accessing the CLI
- Using the CLI
- Return message types with CLI commands
- CLI interactive commands
- CLI control and editing
- 5 Using the HP WebAgent
- 6 Switch memory and configuration
- Overview
- Configuration file management
- Using the CLI to implement configuration changes
- Creating a custom default configuration
- Using the menu and WebAgent to implement configuration changes configuration file
- Zeroization
- Using Primary and Secondary flash image options
- Multiple configuration files
- Display configuration of selected interface
- Automatic configuration update with DHCP Option 66
- 7 Interface access and system information
- 8 Configuring IP addressing
- Overview
- IP configuration
- Loopback interfaces
- IP Preserve: retaining VLAN-1 IP addressing across configuration file downloads
- Configuring a single source IP address
- 9 Software management
- Downloading switch documentation and software from the web
- Viewing or downloading the software manual set
- Downloading software updates for your switch
- Software signing and verification
- Saving configurations while using the CLI
- Important: Best Practices for software updates
- Updating the switch: overview
- Updating the switch: detailed steps
- Rolling back switch software
- Viewing or transferring alternate configuration files
- Downloading switch documentation and software from the web
- Index
The following escape characters are supported:
double q\"
single quote\’
forward quote\`
backslash\\
form feed\f
newline\n
carriage return\r
horizontal tab\t
vertical tab\v
Example 7 Configuring the banner message using escape characters within double quote delimiters
HP Switch(config)# banner motd "You can use the
\’banner motd\’ CLI command in non-interactive mode.\n\n\tThe
banner motd command will support escape characters."
HP Switch(config)# show banner motd
Banner Information
Banner status: Enabled
Configured Banner:
You can use the ‘banner motd’ CLI command in non-interactive mode.
The banner motd command will support escape characters."
The running configuration file contains the banner message as entered in the command line.
Example 8 The running config file with banner motd configured in non-interactive mode
HP Switch(config)# show running-config
Running configuration:
;J8693A Configuration Editor; Created on release #K.15.10.0002
;Ver #01:01:00
hostname ‘HP Switch’
vlan 1 name "DEFAULT_VLAN"
untagged 1-48, a1-a4
ip address dhcp-bootp
exit
banner motd "You can use the \’banner motd\’ CLI command in non-interactive
mode.\n\n\tThe banner motd command will support escape characters."
You can use a delimiting character other than quotes as well, as shown in the example below.
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