CLI Command Modes

CLI command modes provide specific sets of CLI commands. When you log onto the switch, you are in User EXEC mode with limited commands. While in a higher mode, you can access most commands from lower modes, except if they conflict with commands of your current mode.

There are two categories of CLI commands: show commands and configuration commands. You can use show commands from multiple command modes with the same results; they show the same configuration information regardless of the command mode. Configuration command results, however, might be dependent on the command mode from which a configuration command is used. For example, an enable command used in Global Configuration mode will enable a feature globally for all devices, and the same command used from one of the interface command modes will enable a feature for a specific interface only.

The following figure illustrates the navigation paths for the various command modes:

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CLI Command Mode Navigation
Flowchart showing the progression of CLI modes.

Your user authorization credentials determine what commands are available to you in Privileged EXEC mode and all higher-level modes. See System Access for more information.

To navigate from higher-level modes to lower-level modes, use the following commands:

The following table describes the various command modes, including the CLI command to access each mode, the command prompt that displays in each mode, and a description of the purpose of the mode.

Note

Note

Some command modes are hardware dependent. If any of the following commands modes do not display on your hardware, they are not supported or applicable.

Table 1. CLI Command Mode Summary

Command mode

Command to access mode

Prompt displayed in mode

Description

User EXEC

None required; default mode

>

View configuration settings and connection status.

Privileged EXEC

enable

#

Configure limited device-wide settings.

Note:

Depending on feature configuration, you can be prompted to enter a username and password to access Privileged EXEC mode. For more information, see Authentication for Privileged EXEC Command Mode.

Global Configuration

configure {terminal|network}

(config)#

From a terminal or TFTP server, configure device-wide global parameters on a running configuration, or specify the filename of a configuration file.

GigabitEthernet Interface Configuration

interface GigabitEthernet {slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/subport]][,...]}

(config-if)#

Configure chassis operations and features on a physical port.

MLT Interface Configuration

interface mlt <1-512>

(config-mlt)#

Configure an MLT interface.

mgmtEthernet Interface Configuration

interface mgmtEthernet <mgmt|mgmt2>

(config-if)#

Configure a dedicated physical management port (if supported on your hardware).

Loopback Interface Configuration

interface loopback <1–256>

(config-if)#

Configure a loopback CLIP interface.

VLAN Interface Configuration

interface vlan <1–4059>

(config-if)#

Configure port-based, policy-based, private, or SPBM B-VLANs

Logical Interface Configuration

logical-intf isis <1–255>

Layer 2:

(config-isis-<1-255>)#

Layer 3:

(config-isis-<1-255>- <A.B.C.D>)#

Configure a logical Layer 2 or Layer 3 interface.

BGP Router Configuration

router bgp

(router-bgp)#

Configure device-wide BGP routing protocol settings.

RIP Router Configuration

router rip

(config-rip)#

Configure device-wide RIP routing protocol settings.

OSPF Router Configuration

router ospf

(config-ospf)#

Configure device-wide OSPF routing protocol settings.

IS-IS Router Configuration

router isis

(config-isis)#

Configure device-wide IS-IS routing protocol settings.

VRF Router Configuration

router vrf WORD<1-16>

(router-vrf)#

Configure a VRF instance.

VRRP Router Configuration

router vrrp

(config-vrrp)#

Configure device-wide VRRP protocol settings.

Application Configuration

application

(config-app)#

Configure custom applications, such as SLA Monitor or RESTCONF.

Management Instance Configuration

mgmt <clip | oob | vlan>

(mgmt:clip)#

or

(mgmt:oob)#

or

(mgmt:vlan)#

Configure a segmented management CLIP, Out-of-Band (OOB), or VLAN instance.

Elan I-SID Configuration

i-sid <1–16777215> [elan]

(elan:<1-16777215>)#

Add ports and traffic to a Switched UNI I-SID on a GigabitEthernet or MLT interface.

Elan-Transparent Configuration

i-sid <1-16777215> elan-transparent

(elan-tp:<1-16777215>)#

Add ports and MLT interfaces to an Elan-Transparent based service.

Route-Map Configuration

route-map WORD<1-64> <1-65535>

(route-map)#

Configure device-wide or VRF instance-specific route map policy settings.

DHCP-guard Configuration

ipv6 fhs dhcp-guard policy WORD<1-64>

(config-dhcpguard)#

Configure DHCPv6 for advertised address-based, prefix-based, and preference-based filtering.

RA-guard Configuration

ipv6 fhs ra-guard policy WORD<1-64>

(config-raguard)#

Configure RA Guard for advertised IPv6 and MAC address-based, IPv6 prefix-based, preference-based, hop count limit-based, and default router preference-based filtering.

MKA Profile Configuration

macsec mka profile WORD<1-16>

(mka-profile)#

Configure replay protection and confidentiality offset for an MKA profile.

BFD Router Configuration

router bfd

(router-bfd)#

Configure device-wide BFD settings.