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Command Line Interface Overview
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CLI Command Modes
There are two primary CLI command modes:
Exec (Execute) Mode: The Exec Mode is the lowest level in the CLI. The Exec Mode is where you execute
basic commands such as show and ping. When you log into the CLI, you are placed in this mode by default.
Config (Configuration) Mode: The Config mode is accessible only by users with administrator and security
administrator privileges. If you are an administrative user, in this mode you can add and configure contexts and
access the configuration sub-modes to configure protocols, interfaces, ports, services, subscribers and other
service-related items.
access the configuration sub-modes to configure protocols, interfaces, ports, services, subscribers and other
service-related items.
The entry point into the CLI is called Exec Mode. In the initial CLI login, all users are placed into the default local
context, which is the CLI’s default management context. From this context, administrative users can access the Config
Mode and define multiple service contexts.
context, which is the CLI’s default management context. From this context, administrative users can access the Config
Mode and define multiple service contexts.
Refer to the mode entry-path diagrams at the beginning of each mode chapter in the Command Line Interface Reference.
Important:
The commands or keywords/variables that are available to the user vary based on platform type,
StarOS version and installed license(s).