96 CLI BasicsParametersand variables Descriptionforce Instructs the switch to skip the shutdown confirmationprompt.minutes-to-wait<1-80>Specifies the number of minutes that pass before theswitch resets itself. The default wait time is set at 10minutes.ATTENTIONAny configurations or login performed on the switch after the shutdown commandis initiated are not saved to NVRAM and are lost after the reset.The shutdown command is executed in the Privileged EXEC commandmode.Managing basic system informationThis section shows you how to view basic system information such asthe current software version. This section contains information about thefollowing topics:• "show sys-info command" (page 96)• "show tech command" (page 97)show sys-info commandThe show sys-info command displays the current system characteristics.The syntax for the show sys-info command is:show sys-infoThe show sys-info command is executed in the Privileged EXECcommand mode.The show sys-info command has no parameters or variables.Figure 25 "show sys-info command output" (page 97) displays sampleoutput from the show sys-info command.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 SeriesOverview — System ConfigurationNN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard4.1 19 November 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks.