HP 5500 Ei 5500 Si Switch Series Configuration Guide

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Using the CLI 
At the command-line interface (CLI), you can enter text commands to configure, manage, and monitor 
your device. 
Figure 1  CLI example 
 
 
Logging in to the CLI 
You can log in to the CLI in a variety of ways. For example, you can log in through the console port, or 
by using Telnet or SSH. For more information about login methods, see  Logging in to the CLI  
Command conventions 
Command conventions help you understand the sy ntax of commands. Commands in product manuals 
comply with...

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Convention Description 
[ x | y | ... ] Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from 
which you select one or none.  
{ x | y | ... } * Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of requ ired syntax choices separated by vertical 
bars, from which you select at least one. 
[ x | y | ... ] * Asterisk marked square bracke ts enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical 
bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.  
&  The argument or...

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management, FTP, Telnet, clock setting, and reboot. For more information about the sysname command, 
see  Fundamentals Command Reference . 
Fro m  u s e r  vi ew,  yo u  c a n  e n t e r  sys t e m  vi e w  t o  c o n f i g u re  g l o b a l  s e t t i n g s ,  i n c l u d i n g  t h e  d a yl i g h t  s a vi n g  t i m e,  
banners, and hotkeys. The system view prompt is [ Device-name]. 
From system view, you can enter different function vi ews. For example, you can enter interface view to 
configure...

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Returning to user view from any other view 
You can return to user view from any other view by using the return command, instead of using the  quit 
command repeatedly. Pressing  Ctrl+Z has the same effect. 
To return to user view from any other view: 
 
Task Command 
Return to user view.  return 
 
Accessing the CLI online help 
The CLI online help is context sensitive. You can enter a question mark at any point of a command to 
display all available options. 
To access the CLI online help, use one...

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 f? 
   fixdisk 
   format 
   free 
   ftp 
 display ftp? 
   ftp 
   ftp-server 
   ftp-user 
Entering a command 
When you enter a command, you can use some keys or hotkeys to edit the command line, or use 
abbreviated keywords or keyword aliases. 
Editing a command line 
You can use the keys listed in Tabl e  2 or the hotkeys listed in Tabl e  3 to edit a command line. 
Table 2  Keys for editing a command line 
Ke
y Function 
Common keys  If the edit buffer is not full, pressing 
a common key...

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  STRING  Domain name 
Abbreviating commands 
You can enter a command line quickly by entering incomplete keywords that can uniquely identify the 
complete command. In user view, for example, commands starting with an s include startup  
saved-configuration  and system-view. To enter system view, you only need to enter  sy. To set the 
configuration file to be used at the next startup, you can enter  st s. 
You can also press  Tab to have an incomplete keyword automatically completed.  
Configuring...

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Step Command Remarks 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view N/A 
2.  Configure hotkeys.  hotkey 
{ CTRL_G  | CTRL_L  | 
CTRL_O  | CTRL_T  | CTRL_U } 
command  
By default: 
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Ctrl+G  is assigned the  display 
current-configuration  
command. 
•  Ctrl+L  is assigned the  display ip 
routing-table  command. 
• Ctrl+O  is assigned the  undo 
debugging all command. 
No command is assigned to  Ctrl+T 
or Ctrl+U.  
3.  Display hotkeys.  display hotkey
 [ | { begin | 
exclude  | include  } 
regular-expression...

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Hotkey Function 
Esc+N Moves the cursor down one line  (available before you press Enter) 
Esc+P Moves the cursor up one line (available before you press  Enter) 
Esc+< Moves the cursor to the beginning of the clipboard. 
Esc+> Moves the cursor to the ending of the clipboard. 
 
Enabling redisplaying entered-but-not-submitted commands 
After you enable redisplaying entered-but-not-submitted commands: 
•  If you entered nothing at the command-line prompt before the system outputs system information...