IBM 12.1(22)EA6 User Manual
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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface
Understanding CLI Messages
Understanding CLI Messages
lists some error messages that you might encounter while using the CLI to configure your
switch.
Using Command History
The software provides a history or record of commands that you have entered. This feature is particularly
useful for recalling long or complex commands or entries, including access lists. You can customize the
command history feature to suit your needs as described in these sections:
useful for recalling long or complex commands or entries, including access lists. You can customize the
command history feature to suit your needs as described in these sections:
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Changing the Command History Buffer Size
By default, the switch records ten command lines in its history buffer. Beginning in privileged EXEC
mode, enter this command to change the number of command lines that the switch records during the
current terminal session:
mode, enter this command to change the number of command lines that the switch records during the
current terminal session:
Switch# terminal history
[
size
number-of-lines
]
The range is from 0 to 256.
Beginning in line configuration mode, enter this command to configure the number of command lines
the switch records for all sessions on a particular line:
the switch records for all sessions on a particular line:
Switch(config-line)# history
[
size
number-of-lines
]
The range is from 0 to 256.
Table 2-3
Common CLI Error Messages
Error Message
Meaning
How to Get Help
% Ambiguous command:
"show con"
You did not enter enough characters
for your switch to recognize the
command.
for your switch to recognize the
command.
Re-enter the command followed by a question mark (?)
with a space between the command and the question
mark.
with a space between the command and the question
mark.
The possible keywords that you can enter with the
command appear.
command appear.
% Incomplete command.
You did not enter all the keywords or
values required by this command.
values required by this command.
Re-enter the command followed by a question mark (?)
with a space between the command and the question
mark.
with a space between the command and the question
mark.
The possible keywords that you can enter with the
command appear.
command appear.
% Invalid input detected
at ‘^’ marker.
You entered the command
incorrectly. The caret (^) marks the
point of the error.
incorrectly. The caret (^) marks the
point of the error.
Enter a question mark (?) to display all the commands
that are available in this command mode.
that are available in this command mode.
The possible keywords that you can enter with the
command appear.
command appear.