Once you log into the switch, the system displays the startup screen.
login: admin password: ExtremeXOS Copyright (C) 1996-2023 Extreme Networks. All rights reserved. This product is protected by one or more US patents listed at http://www.extremenetworks.com/patents along with their foreign counterparts. ============================================================================== Press the <tab> or '?' key at any time for completions. Remember to save your configuration changes. * <switchname>.1 #
You must have an administrator-level account to change the text of the prompt. The prompt text is taken from the SNMP sysname setting.
The number that follows the period after the switch name indicates the sequential line of the specific command or line for this CLI session.
If an asterisk (*) appears in front of the command line prompt, it indicates that you have outstanding configuration changes that have not been saved.
For example: * 5420F-48P-4XE.1 #
If you have logged on with administrator capabilities, the command line prompt ends with a (#) sign.
For example: 5420F-48P-4XE.1 #
Note
If you log on with administrator privileges to 4120 and 4220 switches, the command line prompt ends with an equal (=) sign.If you have logged on with user capabilities, the command line prompt ends with a (>) sign.
For example: 5420F-48P-4XE.1 >