Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

Also see for CyberSWITCH 5500: Quick start Manual

Contents

SYSTEM COMMANDSOVERVIEWTwo classes of system administration commands are available on the CyberSWITCH: guestcommands and administrator commands. Guest commands provide current operationalinformation only, and are available to all security levels. Administrator commands allows access tothe complete system command set.The log-in to the system controls command access. Each access level (guest or administrator) isprotected by a unique log-in password. This capability allows managers to assign differentresponsibility levels to their system administrators.General operation commands immediately follow this discussion. These commands are divided byfunctions. Specific feature commands begin on page 591. These commands are arrangedalphabetically. For a tabularized listing of system commands, refer to the Command Table.Note: When there are a group of related commands, a help screen is available. For example, todisplay the help screen for all of thebr commands, enterbr? at the system prompt.Ascreen will then be displayed that includes the available br commands, the syntax for eachcommand, and a definition for each command.A CCESSING A DMINISTRATION SERVICESCyberSWITCH software must be running in order to access Administration Services. To start thesystem, typestart_ne at the DOS prompt.The following commands are available for system login:adminLogs you into the system and provides access to all system commands. The system will ask youto enter or set the password for administrator level access. Be careful, passwords are uppercaseand lowercase sensitive.admin<00><01><02>...<99>If you have configured multiple administration login names on your off-node server, you mustuse one of the configured names to log into the CyberSWITCH. The acceptable names areadmin00 through admin99. Proper login provides you with access to all system commands. Thesystem will ask you to enter or set the password for administrator level access. Be careful,passwords are uppercase and lowercase sensitive. (Note: This command is not available forlocal access.)guestLogs you into the system and allows the user access to the commands for viewing operationalinformation only. All other commands for changing information on the system are notavailable. The System will ask you to enter or set the password for guest level access. Be careful,passwords are uppercase and lowercase sensitive.