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Command Groups: Dell PowerConnect Switch User's Guide

Command Groups:
Dell PowerConnect Switch User's Guide

Command Groups

The system commands can be broken down into the functional groups shown below.

Command Group	Description
General	Basic commands for entering privileged access mode, restarting the system, or quiting the CLI
Flash/File	Manages code image or switch configuration files
System Management	Controls system logs, system passwords, user name, browser management options, and a variety of other system information
Authentication	Configures RADIUS and TACACS+ client-server authentication for logon access
GVRP	Configures GVRP settings that permit automatic VLAN learning
LACP	Configures Link Aggregation Control Protocol for port trunking
SNMP	Activates authentication failure traps; configures community access strings, and trap managers
Line	Sets communication parameters for the serial port, including baud rate and console time-out
Interface	Configures the connection parameters for all Ethernet ports, aggregated links, and VLANs
Address Table	Configures the address table for filtering specified addresses, displaying current entries, clearing the table, or setting the aging time
IP	Configures the IP address and gateway for management access, displays the default gateway, or pings a specified device
Mirror Port	Mirrors data to another port for analysis without affecting the data passing through or the performance of the monitored port
Spanning Tree	Configures Spanning Tree settings for the switch
Bridge Extension	Enables GVRP multicast protocol; shows the configuration for bridge extension commands
Priority	Sets port priority for untagged frames, relative weight for each priority queue, and the maximum number of queues enabled; also sets priority for TCP/UDP traffic types, IP precedence, and DSCP
VLAN	Configures VLAN settings, and defines port membership for VLAN groups
Port Trunking	Aggregates multiple ports into a single logical trunk
IGMP Snooping	Configures IGMP multicast filtering, querier eligibility, query parameters, and specifies ports attached to a multicast router
Broadcast Storm Control	Configures broadcast storm control

Note that the access mode shown in the following tables is indicated by these abbreviations: NE (Normal Exec), PE (Privileged Exec), GC (Global Configuration), IE (Interface Configuration), LC (Line Configuration), and VC (VLAN Database Configuration).

General Commands

Command	Function	Mode
enable	Activates privileged mode	NE
disable	Returns to normal mode from privileged mode	PE
configure	Activates global configuration mode	PE
show history	Shows the command history buffer	NE, PE
reload	Restarts the system	PE
end	Returns to Privileged Exec mode	GC, IC, LC, VC
exit	Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the CLI	any
quit	Exits a CLI session	NE, PE
help	Shows how to use help	any
?	Shows options for command completion (context sensitive)	any

Flash/File Commands

Command	Function	Mode
copy	Copies a code image or a switch configuration to or from Flash memory or a TFTP server	PE
delete	Deletes a file or code image	PE
dir	Displays a list of files in Flash memory	PE
whichboot	Displays the files booted	PE
boot system	Specifies the file or image used to start up the system	GC

System Management Commands

Command	Function	Mode
hostname	Specifies or modifies the host name for the device	GC
username	Sets user name authentication at login	GC
enable password	Sets a password to control access to various privilege levels	GC
jumbo frame	Allows jumbo frames to pass through the switch	GC
ip http port	Specifies the port to be used by the Web browser interface	GC
ip http server	Allows the switch to be monitored or configured from a browser	GC
ip http secure-port	Specifies the UDP port number used for HTTPS connection to the switch’s Web interface.	GC
ip http secure-server	Enables the HTTPS server on the switch.	GC
ip ssh server	Enables the SSH server on the switch.	GC
ip ssh	Specifies the authentication timeout for the SSH server and the number of retries allowed by a client.	GC
disconnect ssh	Terminates an SSH connection.	PE
logging on	Controls logging of error messages	GC
logging history	Limits syslog messages sent to the SNMP network management station based on severity	GC
logging host	Adds a syslog server host IP address that will receive logging messages.	GC
logging facility	Sets the facility type for remote logging of syslog messages.	GC
logging trap	Limits syslog messages saved to a remote server based on severity.	GC
clear logging	Clears messages from the logging buffer	PE
show startup-config	Displays the contents of the configuration file (stored in Flash memory) that is used to start up the system	PE
show running-config	Displays the configuration data currently in use	PE
show logging	Displays the state of logging	PE
show ip ssh	Displays the status of the SSH server and the configured values for authentication timeout and retries.	PE
show ssh	Displays the status of current SSH sessions.	PE
show system	Displays system information	NE, PE
show users	Shows all active console and Telnet sessions, including user name, idle time, and IP address of Telnet client	NE, PE
show version	Displays version information for the system	NE, PE

Authentication Commands

Command	Function	Mode
authentication login	Defines logon authentication method and precedence	GC
radius-server host	Specifies the RADIUS server	GC
radius-server port	Sets the RADIUS server network port	GC
radius-server key	Sets the RADIUS encryption key	GC
radius-server retransmit	Sets the number of retries	GC
radius-server timeout	Sets the interval between sending authentication requests	GC
show radius-server	Displays current settings for the RADIUS server	PE
tacacs-server host	Specifies the TACACS+ server	GC
tacacs-server port	Specifies the TACACS+ server network port	GC
tacacs-server key	Sets the TACACS+ encryption key	GC
show tacacs-server	Shows the current TACACS+ settings	PE

GVRP Commands

Command	Function	Mode
show gvrp configuration	Displays GVRP configuration for selected interface	NE, PE
garp timer	Sets the GARP timer for the selected function	IC
show garp timer	Shows the GARP timer for the selected function	NE, PE

LACP Commands

Command	Function	Mode
lacp	Configures LACP for the current interface	IC

SNMP Commands

Command	Function	Mode
show snmp	Displays the status of SNMP communications	NE, PE
snmp-server community	Sets up the community access string to permit access to SNMP commands	GC
snmp-server contact	Sets the system contact string	GC
snmp-server host	Specifies the recipient of an SNMP notification operation	GC
snmp-server location	Sets the system location string	GC
snmp-server enable traps	Enables the device to send SNMP traps or inform requests (i.e., SNMP notifications)	GC
snmp ip filter	Sets IP addresses of clients allowed to management access to the switch via SNMP.	GC

Line Commands

Command	Function	Mode
line	Identifies a specific line for configuration and starts the line configuration mode	GC
login	Enables password checking at login	LC
password	Specifies a password on a line	LC
exec-timeout	Sets the interval that the command interpreter waits until user input is detected	LC
password-thresh	Sets the password intrusion threshold, which limits the number of failed logon attempts	LC
silent-time	Sets the amount of time the management console is inaccessible after the number of unsuccessful logon attempts exceeds the threshold set by the password-thresh command	LC
databits	Sets the number of data bits per character that are interpreted and generated by hardware	LC
parity	Defines generation of a parity bit	LC
speed	Sets the terminal baud rate	LC
stopbits	Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted per byte	LC
show line	Displays a terminal line's parameters	NE, PE

Interface Commands

Command	Function	Mode
interface	Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode	GC
shutdown	Disables an interface	IC
clear counters	Clears statistics on an interface	PE
description	Adds a description to an interface configuration	IC
speed-duplex	Configures the speed and duplex operation of a given interface when autonegotiation is disabled	IC
negotiation	Enables autonegotiation of a given interface	IC
capabilities	Advertises the capabilities of a given interface for use in autonegotiation	IC
flowcontrol	Enables flow control on a given interface	IC
port security	Enables port security on an interface.	IC
show interfaces status	Displays status for the specified interface	NE, PE
show interfaces counters	Displays statistics for the specified interface	NE, PE
show interfaces switchport	Displays the administrative and operational status of an interface	NE, PE

Address Table Commands

Command	Function	Mode
mac-address-table static	Maps a static address to a port in a VLAN	GC
clear mac-address-table dynamic	Removes any learned entries from the forwarding database and clears the transmit and receive counts for any statically or system configured entries	PE
show mac-address-table	Displays classes of entries in the bridge-forwarding database	PE
mac-address-table aging-time	Sets the aging time of the address table	GC
show mac-address-table aging-time	Shows the aging time for the address table	PE

IP Commands

Command	Function	Mode
ip address	Sets the IP address for this device	IC
ip dhcp restart	Submits a BOOTP or DCHP client request	PE
ip default-gateway	Defines the default gateway through which an in-band management station can reach this device	GC
show ip interface	Displays the IP settings for this device	PE
show ip redirects	Displays the default gateway configured for this device	PE
ping	Sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the network	NE, PE

Mirror Port Commands

Command	Function	Mode
port monitor	Configures a mirror session	IC
show port monitor	Shows the configuration for a mirror port	PE

Spanning Tree Commands

Command	Function	Mode
spanning-tree	Enables the spanning tree protocol	GC
spanning-tree mode	Configures STP or RSTP mode	GC
spanning-tree forward-time	Configures the spanning tree bridge forward time	GC
spanning-tree hello-time	Configures the spanning tree bridge hello time	GC
spanning-tree max-age	Configures the spanning tree bridge maximum age	GC
spanning-tree priority	Configures the spanning tree bridge priority	GC
spanning-tree pathcost method	Configures the path cost method for RSTP	GC
spanning-tree transmission-limit	Configures the transmission limit for RSTP	GC
spanning-tree cost	Configures the spanning tree path cost of an interface	IC
spanning-tree port-priority	Configures the spanning tree priority of an interface	IC
spanning-tree portfast	Sets an interface to fast forwarding	IC
spanning-tree edge-port	Enables fast forwarding for edge ports	IC
spanning-tree protocol-migration	Re-checks the appropriate BPDU format	PE
spanning-tree link-type	Configures the link type for RSTP	IC
show spanning-tree	Shows spanning tree configuration for the overall bridge or a selected interface	PE

Bridge Extension Commands

Command	Function	Mode
bridge-ext gvrp	Enables GVRP	GC
show bridge-ext	Shows bridge extension configuration	PE

Priority Commands

Command	Function	Mode
switchport priority default	Sets a port priority for incoming untagged frames or the priority of frames sent by the device connected to the specified port	IC
queue bandwidth	Assign round-robin weights to the priority queues	GC
queue cos map	Assigns class of service values to the priority queues	IC
map ip port	Enables TCP/UDP class of service mapping	GC
map ip port	Maps TCP/UDP socket to a class of service	IC
map ip precedence	Enables IP precedence class of service mapping	GC
map ip precedence	Maps IP precedence value to a class of service	IC
map ip dscp	Enables IP DSCP class of service mapping	GC
map ip dscp	Maps IP DSCP value to a class of service	IC
show queue bandwidth	Assign round-robin weights to the priority queues	PE
show queue cos-map	Shows the class of service map	PE
show map ip port	Shows the IP port map	PE
show map ip precedence	Shows the IP precedence map	PE
show map ip dscp	Shows the IP DSCP map	PE
show interfaces switchport	Displays the administrative and operational status of an interface	PE

VLAN Commands

Command	Function	Mode
vlan database	Enters VLAN database mode to add, change, and delete VLANs	GC
vlan	Configures a VLAN, including VID, name and state	VC
interface vlan	Enters interface configuration mode for specified VLAN	IC
switchport ingress-filtering	Enables ingress filtering on an interface	IC
switchport acceptable-frame-types	Configures frame types to be accepted by an interface	IC
switchport mode	Configures VLAN membership mode for an interface	IC
switchport gvrp	Enables GVRP for an interface	IC
switchport allowed vlan	Configures the VLANs associated with an interface	IC
switchport native vlan	Configures the PVID (native VLAN) of an interface	IC
switchport forbidden vlan	Configures forbidden VLANs for an interface	IC
show vlan	Shows VLAN information	NE, PE
show interfaces status vlan	Displays status for the specified VLAN interface	NE, PE

Port Trunking Commands

Command	Function	Mode
interface port-channel	Configures a trunk and enters interface configuration mode for the trunk	GC
channel-group	Adds a port to a trunk	IC
show interfaces status port-channel	Shows trunk information	NE, PE

IGMP Snooping Commands

Command	Function	Mode
ip igmp snooping	Enables IGMP snooping	GC
ip igmp snooping vlan mrouter	Adds a multicast router port	GC
ip igmp snooping vlan static	Adds an interface as a member of a multicast group	GC
ip igmp snooping querier	Allows this device to act as the querier for IGMP snooping	GC
ip igmp snooping query-count	Configures the query count	GC
ip igmp snooping query-interval	Configures the query interval	GC
ip igmp snooping query-max-response-time	Configures the report delay	GC
ip igmp snooping query-time-out	Configures the query timeout	GC
ip igmp snooping version	Configures the IGMP version for snooping	GC
show ip igmp snooping	Shows the IGMP snooping configuration	PE
show ip igmp snooping mrouter	Shows multicast router ports	PE
show bridge multicast	Shows the IGMP snooping MAC multicast list	PE

Broadcast Storm Control Commands

Command	Function	Mode
switchport broadcast	Configures broadcast storm control	IC
show interfaces switchport	Displays the administrative and operational status of a port.	NE, PE

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