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4-4 Riverstone Networks RS 2100 Switch Router Getting Started Guide

Starting the Command Line Interface

RS 2100 Initial Configuration

4.2

STARTING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

To start the Command Line Interface (CLI), power on the system, as described in

Section 4.1, "Powering on the

RS 2100"

After the software is fully booted, press Return (or Enter) to activate the CLI. If prompted for a password,

simply press Return; the factory default passwords for all access levels is blank.

4.2.1

CLI Access Modes

The CLI has four levels of access, each of which provides the ability to perform specific operations on the RS 2100
(see

Table 4-1

).

Note

The command prompt will show the name of the RS 2100 in front of the mode
character(s). The default name is “

rs

.” The procedure in

Section 4.4, "Setting the

Basic System Information"

describes how to change the system name.

When you are in Configure or Enable mode, use the

exit

command or press Ctrl+z to exit to the previous access mode.

Table 4-1

CLI access modes

Access Mode

Description

User

Allows you to display basic information and use basic utilities such as ping but does not allow
you to display SNMP, filter, and access control list information or make other configuration
changes. You are in User mode when the command prompt ends with the “

>

”character.

Enable

Allows you to display SNMP, filter, and access control information, as well as all the
information you can display in User mode. To enter Enable mode, enter the

enable

command,

then supply the password when prompted. When you are in Enable mode, the command prompt
ends with the “

#

” character.

Configure

Allows you to make configuration changes. To enter Configure mode, first enter Enable mode
(

enable

command), then enter the

configure

command. When you are in Configure mode,

the command prompt ends with “

(config)

.”

Boot

This mode appears when the system image is not found during bootup. Enter the

reboot

command to reset the RS 2100. If the RS still fails to boot, contact Riverstone Networks
Technical Support.

Certain tasks can be performed only from Boot mode. To enter the Boot mode intentionally, boot
the RS 2100, and then interrupted the normal bootup sequence by pressing the “Esc” key. When
you are in Boot mode, the command prompt is “

rs-boot>

.”

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