Force10 Networks PSeries 100-00055-01 - Manual (Page 51)

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The command line interface (CLI) is an alternative to the GUI for managing the appliance. A script called
pnic is used to perform the same management functions as the GUI.
Invoke the pnic script using the command syntax
pnic command
; the OS environment variables are set
such that this command can be executed from any path.
CLI Commands
CLI commands are given in Command Line Reference on page 79 .
Editing Dynamic Rules with the CLI
Dynamic rules are stored in the file rules.custom in the /usr/local/pnic/0 directory.
To edit dynamic rules:
MAC Rewriting
The MAC rewrite feature allows the least significant byte (LSB) of a packet’s destination MAC address to
be overwritten with a user-specifed value. This feature may be used to load balance or redirect traffic.
Chapter 7 Command Line Interface
Step Task
1 Change directories to /usr/local/pnic/0.
2 Enter the command
vi rules.custom to edit dynamic rules (see
Appendix D, on page 125 for
information on vi).
3 Enter rules according to the format described in “Writing Rules” on page 63.
4 Save your changes and exit vi.
5 Enter
pnic compilerules to compile the new dynamic rules.
6 Enter
pnic loadrules upload the dynamic rules to the FPGA.