Cabletron Systems 6500 User Manual
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide 2-23
Switch Installation and Setup
Using the Console
2.5.3
Console Time-out
The console can be configured to exit if it does not sense a key stroke within a defined length of time. By default, the
SmartSwitch 6500 is set to never time out (value = 0). To activate the time-out feature, use the
SmartSwitch 6500 is set to never time out (value = 0). To activate the time-out feature, use the
set ConsoleTimeOut
command to adjust the time-out period:
Smart6500 # set consoletimeout
Timeout(0) : 30 <Will time-out in 30 minutes without input
Confirm (y/N)? : y
Smart6500 #
2.5.4
Creating an Alias
Use the
add alias
command to create shorter or easier-to-remember names for command lines. For example:
Smart6500 # add alias
AliasName() : traffic
AliasedString() : set switchtrafficcongestion
Smart6500 #
The above example creates an alias (
traffic
) that can be entered in place of the command
set
SwitchTrafficCongestion
. For example:
Smart6500 # traffic
LowEPDWatermark(4096) :
HighEPDWatermark(4096) :
CLP1_DiscardWatermark(4096) :
RMCellMarkingEnable(enable) :
ExplicitRateMarkingEnable(enable) :
EFCIMarkingEnable(enable) :
Smart6500 #
Enter the
show alias
command to display a list of all defined aliases and the command lines to which they correspond.
:Smart6500 # show alias
AliasName(ALL) :
Alias List
==============================================================================
Index Alias Name : Aliased Command
1 PING : Start ping
2 port : show portconfig
3 traffic : set switchtrafficcongestion
Smart6500 #
2.5.5
Ambiguous Commands
If you enter part of a command, and that part is not unique, the console displays a numbered list of possible matching
commands. For example, entering
commands. For example, entering
show pnnin
is ambiguous because there are several commands that start with
“pnnin.” In response, the SmartSwitch 6500 displays a list of the possible commands:
Smart6500 # show pnnin
< “pnnin” is ambiguous
Objects beginning with pnnin for action show
0 : PnniNeighbor
1 : PnniNetworkLink
2 : PnniNetworkNode
3 : PnniNode
4 : PnniNodeTimer
(#)Command (Q)uit? : 3
< I meant PnniNode, so I enter number three (3) from the list
Smart6500 # show PnniNode