About the examples
Examples in this document are representative and might not match your particular switch or environment.
The slot and port numbers in this document are for illustration only and might be unavailable on your switch.
Understanding the CLI prompts
When illustrating the prompts in the command line interface (CLI), this document uses the generic termswitch, instead of the host name of the switch. For example:
switch>
The CLI prompt indicates the current command context. For example:
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switch> -
Indicates the operator command context.
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switch# -
Indicates the manager command context.
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switch(CONTEXT-NAME)# -
Indicates the configuration context for a feature. For example:
switch(config-if)#Identifies the
interfacecontext. - Variable information in CLI prompts
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在某些配置情况下,prompt may include variable information. For example, when in the VLAN configuration context, a VLAN number appears in the prompt:
switch(config-vlan-100)#When referring to this context, this document uses the syntax:
switch(config-vlan-< vlan id >)#Where
< vlan id >is a variable representing the VLAN number.