Users Guide
CLI Modes
Dierent sets of commands are available in each mode.
A command found in one mode cannot be executed from another mode (except for EXEC mode commands with a preceding do command
(refer to the
do Command section).
The Dell 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 congurations, clear counters, manage conguration les, run diagnostics, and enable or
disable debug operations. The privilege level is 15, which is unrestricted. You can congure a password for this mode.
• CONFIGURATION mode allows you to congure security features, time settings, set logging and SNMP functions, 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 conguring the chassis for the rst time:
• INTERFACE submode is the mode in which you congure Layer 2 protocols and IP services specic to an interface. An interface can be
physical (10 Gigabit Ethernet) or logical (port channel, or virtual local area network [VLAN]).
• LINE submode is the mode in which you to congure 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:
EXEC
EXEC Privilege
CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
10 GIGABIT ETHERNET
INTERFACE RANGE
MANAGEMENT ETHERNET
LINE
CONSOLE
VIRTUAL TERMINAL
MONITOR SESSION
Navigating CLI Modes
The Dell 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 modiers to identify the mode and slot/
port information.
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