Managing Hardware with CLI Commands
Determining Operating Status 5-9
Table 5-6 lists the commands that provide hardware control and that display configuration information.
Required characters and keywords for commands are shown in bold; arguments for which you must supply
a value are shown in italics.
Table 5-7 lists the CLI commands that allow troubleshooting individual MICs and ports. Required
characters and keywords are shown in bold; arguments for which you must supply a value are shown in
italics.
Table 5-6 CLI Commands for Hardware Configuration and Control
Task or Information Needed CLI Command Comments
Shut down, restart hardware
1
1. Because the SmartEdge OS software synchronizes all write operations to the file system, you can power down the system without issuing the shutdown
command.
Shut down (disable) a port port port-type slot/port
shutdown
The shutdown command disables the port, but does
not clear counters; use the clear port counters
command to clear the counters for a specific port.
Restart the system
(reload the controller)
reload The reload command does not reset the hardware;
you must remove and reinstall the MIC to cause a
reset.
For other forms of this command, see the Ports,
Circuits, and Tunnels Operations Guide for the
SmartEdge OS.
Restart a MIC (reload its software) reload mic slot
Restart (enable) a port port port-type slot/port
no shutdown
Hardware data—Version, slot number, port number, MIC type, physical layer interface, speed, mode, counters
Summary information show hardware
show chassis
show port
Detailed information show hardware detail
show hardware card slot slot detail
show port detail slot/port
Configuration data—Slots, ports
Summary information for each slot show chassis
Summary information for each
installed MIC
show port
Configuration for a specific port show port slot/port detail Use the all keyword to display data for all ports,
including those on MICs that are not installed.
Table 5-7 CLI Commands for Hardware Troubleshooting
Task or Information Needed CLI Command Comments
Clear counters for a port clear port counters slot/port The clear port counters command does not
disable the port; use the shutdown
command to disable the port.
Enable loopback on an FE or GE
port
port port-type slot/port
loopback
No loopback type is specified for FE and GE
ports.
Disable loopback on an FE or GE
port
port port-type slot/port
no loopback
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