Status Indication ................................................................................................................................... 62
Reliability .............................................................................................................................................. 62
Mechanical Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 63
Connector Specifications ............................................................................................................................ 63
Environmental Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 63
Protocol Standards ...................................................................................................................................... 64
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................... 65
Product Identification ................................................................................................................................... 65
Technical Assistance .................................................................................................................................. 65
Returning for Service .................................................................................................................................. 65
Chapter 8 Contact Info ........................................................................................................... 66
Appendix A CLI Reference .................................................................................................... 67
Industry Standard CLI Format ..................................................................................................................... 67
CLI Basics ................................................................................................................................................... 67
How the CLI Works ............................................................................................................................... 68
Accessing the CLI Help Menu .............................................................................................................. 69
Using the Keyboard .............................................................................................................................. 71
Command History ................................................................................................................................. 72
Controlling the Display .......................................................................................................................... 73
Understanding Commands ................................................................................................................... 74
Command Structure ....................................................................................................................... 74
Command Syntax ........................................................................................................................... 74
Additional Syntax Elements ........................................................................................................... 75
Ethernet Interface Naming .................................................................................................................... 76
Filtering Output ..................................................................................................................................... 77
Using ‘no’ Forms to Reset or Remove Configuration Values ............................................................... 78
CLI Command Groups ................................................................................................................................ 78
Modes............................................................................................................................................. 81
Frequently Used CLI Commands ................................................................................................................ 83
Reset Configuration to Defaults ..................................................................................................... 83
Set the Device Hostname .............................................................................................................. 83
View the Current IP Configuration ................................................................................................. 83
Set the Switch IP Address.............................................................................................................. 84
Ping a Network Device ................................................................................................................... 84
Using ‘show’ Commands ...................................................................................................................... 85
Showing Available Commands ...................................................................................................... 85
Showing Command Help ............................................................................................................... 86
Show Running-Config .................................................................................................................... 87
Configuring the System ............................................................................................................................... 89
Advanced Concepts .................................................................................................................................... 91
Understanding Modes and Sub-modes ................................................................................................ 91
CLI Mode Transitions ..................................................................................................................... 93
Understanding Privilege Levels ............................................................................................................ 94
Managing Users.................................................................................................................................... 95
Understanding Terminal Parameters.................................................................................................... 96
Using Banners ...................................................................................................................................... 98
Appendix B Parvus CLI Enhancements ............................................................................... 99
Accessing the Parvus CLI Commands ....................................................................................................... 99
Entering Parvus Debug Mode .............................................................................................................. 99