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Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using the CLI
How To Move Between Levels
Moving Between the CLI and the Menu Interface. When moving
between interfaces, the switch retains the current privilege level (Manager or
Operator). That is, if you are at the Operator level in the menu and select the
Command Line Interface (CLI) option from the Main Menu, the CLI prompt
appears at the Operator level.
Changing Parameter Settings. Regardless of which interface is used (CLI,
menu interface, or web browser interface), the most recently configured
version of a parameter setting overrides any earlier settings for that parameter.
For example, if you use the menu interface to configure an IP address of “X”
Change in Levels Example of Prompt, Command, and Result
Operator level
to
Manager level
HPswitch> enable
Password:_
After you enter
enable, the Password prompt
appears. After you enter the Manager
password, the system prompt appears with the
# symbol:
HPswitch#_
Manager level
to
Global configuration
level
HPswitch# config
HPswitch(config)#
Global configuration
level
to a
Context configuration
level
HPswitch(config)# vlan 10
HPswitch(vlan-10)#
Context configuration
level
to another
Context configuration
level
HPswitch(vlan-10)# interface e 3
HPswitch(int-3)#
The CLI accepts "e" as the abbreviated form of
"ethernet".
Move from any level
to the preceding level
HPswitch(int-3)# exit
HPswitch(config)# exit
HPswitch# exit
HPswitch>
Move from any level
to the Manager level
HPswitch(int-3)# end
HPswitch#
—or—
HPswitch(config)# end
HPswitch#
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