Cli mode – Avocent CCM User Manual

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To initiate a device session with exclusive access:

At the Username: prompt, enter your username, followed by an

E

or

e

.

-or-
If device connections from the console port are enabled, enter a Connect command, followed by a
port number or name, then the Exclusive parameter.

NOTE: A request for an exclusive connection is valid only when there are no other users currently using the port.

To display share mode information:

Issue a Show Server command. The display will indicate the share mode.

CLI Mode

While you are connected to an attached serial device, you may enter CLI mode and enter CCM
appliance commands.

To enter or exit CLI mode when connected to a serial device:

1. To enter CLI mode, type the CLI access character, which is

Ctrl-D

by default. At the CLI

prompt (>), you may enter CCM commands.

2. To exit CLI mode and return to the session with the attached device, issue a Resume command.

RESUME

For more information, see Resume Command on page 64.

To change the CLI access character:

Issue a Server CLI command or a Port Set command, using the Char parameter to specify the CLI
access character.

SERVER CLI CHAR=^<char>
- or -
PORT SET CHAR=^<char>

If you issue a Port Set command with Char=None, then the CLI access character specified in the
Server CLI command will be used. You may use the Port Set command to override the Server CLI
access character on a per-port basis.
For more information, see Server CLI command on page 65 and Port Set command on page 61.

To display CLI access character information:

Issue a Show Server CLI command.

SHOW SERVER CLI

For more information, see Show Server CLI command on page 81.

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