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Command Groups
Introduction
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a network management application operated through an
ASCII terminal without the use of a Graphic User Interface (GUI) driven software application. By
directly entering commands, the user has greater configuration flexibility. The CLI is a basic
command-line interpreter similar to the UNIX C shell.
A switch can be configured and maintained by entering commands from the CLI, which is based
solely on textual input and output with commands being entered by a terminal keyboard and the
output displayed as text via a terminal monitor. The CLI can be accessed from a console terminal
connected to an EIA/TIA-232 port or through a Telnet session.
This guide describes how the Command Line Interface (CLI) is structured, describes the
command syntax, and describes the command functionality.
This guide also provides information for configuring the PowerConnect switch, details the
procedures and provides configuration examples. Basic installation configuration is described in
the
User’s Guide
and must be completed before using this document.
Command Groups
The system commands can be broken down into two sets of functional groups, Layers 2 and 3.
Command Group Description
Layer 2 Groups
AAA Configures connection security including authorization and passwords.
ACL Configures and displays ACL information.
Address Table Configures bridging address tables.
Clock Configures the system clock.
Configuration and Image Files Manages the switch configuration files.
Denial of Service Provides several Denial of Service options.
