Setting the Command Prompt

When stacking is enabled, the nodes inherit the SNMP sysname from the master. The configure snmp sysName command affects the command prompt. The default setting on this command assigns the model name to the command prompt. When stacking is enabled, the current slot number is appended to the string, and the sysname is defaulted to Stack.

The command prompt looks similar to:

* Slot-6 Stack.21 #

The * indicates a changed and unsaved ExtremeXOS configuration. Slot-6 indicates that the node is in stacking mode and is currently using slot number 6 in the active topology. The system name is the default Stack. The command to be executed is the 21st command entered since login, and you have logged in as the administrator on the master node (#).

The backup and the standby nodes show > instead of #.

For example:

* Slot-6 Stack.23 >

If you have configured a sysName for the stack, each node in the active topology displays the configured sysName in its command prompt.

There is no specific prompt to indicate the node role.

  1. Discover the identities of the master and backup nodes using the show switch {detail} or show stacking commands.
  2. Use the show slot command to verify the local switch type.