Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Installation & User Manual

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Starting the Command Line Interface3-2 Software Installation and SetupAs the software boots, the management console attached to the 6SSRM-02’s COM port displaysmessages related to the phases of the boot sequence. When the software is fully booted, thefollowing message appears on the management console:3. Press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI on the console.Starting the Command Line InterfaceTo start the Command Line Interface (CLI), power on the system. Startup messages appear on theconsole (the terminal attached to the COM port).After the software is fully booted and you press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI, the CLIprompts you for a password. You can define separate passwords for login access and Enable mode.The factory default password for both of these is set to blank. (Simply press Return.)Access ModesThe CLI has the following access modes:• User – Allows you to display basic information and use basic utilities such as ping but does notallow you to display SNMP, filter and access control list information, or make otherconfiguration changes. You can tell you are in User mode when the command prompt ends witha “>” character.• Enable – Allows you to display SNMP, filter, and access control information as well as all theinformation you can display in User mode. To enter Enable mode, enter the enable command,then supply the password when prompted. When you are in Enable mode, the command promptends with a “#” character.• Configure – Allows you to make configuration changes. To enter Configure mode, first enterEnable mode (enable command), then enter the configure command from the Enable commandprompt. When you are in Configure mode, the command prompt ends with “(config)#.”• Boot – This mode appears when the 6SSRM-02 or the system image is not found during bootup.You should enter the reboot command to reset the router. If the 6SSRM-02 still fails to bootup,please call Cabletron Systems. See Getting Help, on page 1-25.Press RETURN to activate console...