Nortel Networks NN46200-301 User Manual

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Preface

Each mode provides a specific set of commands. The command set of
a higher-privilege mode is a superset of a lower-privilege mode. That
is, all lower-privilege mode commands are accessible when using a
higher-privilege mode.

The command modes are as follows:

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User EXEC mode

This is the initial mode of access. By default, the User Access
Verification Password for this mode is empty, and password checking
is disabled. The password can be changed (and password checking
enabled) by the system administrator in Global configuration mode.
Once the password is changed, it is activated immediately.

•

Privileged EXEC mode

This mode is accessed from the User EXEC mode. When accessing
this mode, you are prompted to provide a login name and password.
The login name and password combination determines your access
level in the Privileged EXEC mode and other higher modes.

•

Global configuration mode

This mode allows you to make changes to the running configuration. If
the configuration is saved, these settings survive reboots of the switch.

•

Interface configuration mode

This mode allows you to modify either a logical interface, such as a
VLAN, or a physical interface, such as a port/slot.

From either the Global configuration mode or the Interface configuration
mode, all the configuration parameters (both global and interface) can be
saved to a file. The default name for the configuration parameters file is
config.cfg. Alternative filenames can also be used.

Table 1 "NNCLI command modes" (page 9)

lists the NNCLI command

modes, the prompts for each mode, the abbreviated name for each mode,
and how to enter and exit each mode.

Prompts are expressed in this table using the format ERS-8300:5; however,
prompts returned from your switch typically reflect the specific chassis you
use. For example, if you use the 8310 chassis, the prompts use the format
ERS-8310:5. Prompts can be customized, also, using the NNCLI command
snmp-server name .

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300

Installation — AC Power Supply

NN46200-301

03.01

Standard

4.0

27 August 2007