Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
EXEC Mode Commands for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1-5
EXEC Mode Commands for the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and the Cisco
Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
1-6
Configuration Mode Options 1-7
Configuration Mode Commands for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 1-7
Configuration Mode Commands for the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and the
Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
1-9
Navigating Through CLI Commands 1-13
Getting Help 1-13
Command Completion 1-14
Using the no and Default Forms of Commands 1-14
Port Names and Port Mapping 1-15
Entering CLI Commands 1-17
Viewing Switch Configurations 1-17
Saving a Configuration 1-19
Clearing a Configuration 1-20
Searching and Filtering CLI Output 1-20
Multiple Filter Commands 1-21
Searching and Filtering CLI Output Examples 1-21
Displaying Users 1-24
Sending Messages to Users 1-25
Using the ping Command 1-25
Using traceroute 1-25
Setting the Switch’s Shell Timeout 1-26
Displaying VTY Sessions 1-26
Clearing VTY Sessions 1-26
Setting the Switch’s Terminal Timeout 1-27
Setting the Switch’s Terminal Type 1-27
Setting the Switch’s Terminal Length 1-27
Setting the Switch’s Terminal Width 1-27
Displaying Terminal Settings 1-28
Using CLI Variables 1-28
User-Defined CLI Session Variables 1-28
User-Defined CLI Persistent Variables 1-29
System Defined Variables 1-30
Using Command Aliases 1-30
Defining Command Aliases 1-31
About Flash Devices 1-31
Internal bootflash: 1-32
External CompactFlash (Slot0) 1-32

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English