Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series User Manual

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide
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Appendix C Understanding the Command-Line Interface
Text Configuration Files
How Commands Correspond with Lines in the Text File
The text configuration file includes lines that correspond with the commands described in this guide and
in the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Command
Reference.
In most cases, commands described in this guide are preceded by a CLI prompt. The prompt in the
following example is “FWSM(config)#”:
FWSM(config)# class gold
In the text configuration file you are not prompted to enter commands, so the prompt is omitted:
class gold
Subcommands
Subcommands appear indented under the main command when entered at the command line. Your text
file lines do not need to be indented, as long as the subcommands appear directly following the main
command. For example, the following unindented text is read the same as indented text:
class silver
limit all 5%
class gold
limit all 10%
Automatic Text Entries
When you download a configuration to the FWSM, the FWSM inserts some lines automatically. For
example, the FWSM inserts lines for default settings or for the time the configuration was modified. You
do not need to enter these automatic entries when you create your text file.
Line Order
For the most part, commands can be in any order in the file. However, some lines, such as access control
entries (ACEs), are processed in the order they appear, and the order can affect the function of the access
control list (ACL). Other commands might also have order requirements. For example, you must enter
the nameif command for an interface before you assign an IP address to it because many subsequent
commands use the name of the interface. Also, subcommands must directly follow the main command.
Commands Not Included in the Text Configuration
Some commands do not insert lines in the configuration. For example, a runtime command such as show
config does not have a corresponding line in the text file. Commands that you might expect to have
entries but do not are noted in this guide, such as activation key or mode multiple.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 6500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English