CIsco NX-OS
The Command Line Interface
Saving and Restore a command mode
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# event manager applet test
switch(config-applet)# push
switch(config-applet)# configure terminal
switch(config)# username testuser password newtest
switch(config)# pop
switch(config-applet)#can use where command to check current mode
Command Alias
cli alias name ethint interface ethernet
cli alias name shintbr show interface brief
cli alias name shintupbr shintbr | include up | include ethernetUse a command alias
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# ethint 2/3
switch(config-if)#Command Script
Run script
Setting CLI Display Colors
terminal color: set cli display colors for the terminal session
terminal color persist: make persistent across sessions for the current username
Command history
show cli history [lines] [config-mode | exec-mode | this-mode-only][unformatted]
lines: number of line
config-mode: display only configuration command
exec-mode: display only exec commands
this-mode-only: display history in the current command mode
unformatted: without showing command number and timestamp
Recalling a command: !
change CLI edit Mode from emacs to vi: switch# terminal edit-mode vi [persist]
Search and Filtering
[lines]
Displays output lines for either the specified number of lines or the current screen size.
[lines]z
Displays output lines for either the specified number of lines or the current screen size. If you use the lines argument, that value becomes the new default screen size.
[lines]
Displays output lines for either the specified number of lines or the current default number of lines. The initial default is 1 line. If you use the optional lines argument, that value becomes the new default number of lines to display for this command.
[lines]d or [lines]Ctrl+shift+D
Scrolls through output lines for either the specified number of lines or the current default number of lines. The initial default is 11 lines. If you use the optional lines argument, that value becomes the new default number of lines to display for this command.
q or Q or Ctrl-C
Exits the --More–- prompt.
[lines]s
Skips forward in the output for either the specified number of lines or the current default number of lines and displays a screen of lines. The default is 1 line.
[lines]f
Skips forward in the output for either the specified number of screens or the current default number of screens and displays a screen of lines. The default is 1 screen.
=
Displays the current line number.
[count]/expression
Skips to the line that matches the regular expression and displays a screen of output lines. Use the optional count argument to search for lines with multiple occurrences of the expression. This command sets the current regular expression that you can use in other commands.
[count]n
Skips to the next line that matches the current regular expression and displays a screen of output lines. Use the optional count argument to skip past matches.
{!
:![shell-cmd]}
.
Repeats the previous command.
TCL Script
Ping list of addresses
Collecting Log
Reference
Admin VDC on Nexus 7k: https://community.cisco.com/t5/data-center-and-cloud-knowledge-base/chalk-talk-admin-vdc-on-nexus-7000-explained/ta-p/3134781
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