Table Of Contents

Preface

Organization

Conventions

Command Privileges and Modes

CLI Conventions

Checking Command Syntax

System Help

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

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Organization

This guide includes the following sections:

Section	Title	Description
1	Cisco Security MARS Command Reference 6.x—Commands A through V	Describes Cisco Security MARS command line interface commands, A-Z

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention	Indication
bold font	Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.
italic font	Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.
[ ]	Elements in square brackets are optional.
{x | y | z }	Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ]	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
string	A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.
courier font	Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.
< >	Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.
[ ]	Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, #	An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

Command Privileges and Modes

To access the CLI on the MARS Appliance, you must have a console connection to the appliance and use the system administrative account, pnadmin. No other administrative account defined in the web interface has privileges to access the console connection. For more information about establishing a console connection, see Establishing a Console Connection.

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Note There is only one command mode for the MARS Appliances.

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CLI Conventions

The CLI uses the following conventions:

•The key combination ^C, or Ctrl-C, means hold down the Ctrl key while you press the C key.

•A string is defined as a nonquoted set of characters.

Checking Command Syntax

The serial console interface provides several types of responses to incorrect command entries:

Command Line Entry	System Display
Command line that does not contain any valid commands.	Unknown command
Valid command that does not contain required options.	Incomplete command
Valid command that does not provide valid options or parameters.	Invalid input

In addition, some commands have command-specific error messages that notify you when a command is valid, but cannot run correctly.

System Help

You can obtain help using the following methods:

•For a list of all commands and a brief description, enter help or ?, and then press Enter.

•For syntax help on a specific command, type the command name, a space, a dash, and a lowercase h, and then press Enter, for example, arp -h. The help contains command usage information and syntax.

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Note Means reader take note.

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Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

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Related Documentation

See, Cisco Security MARS 6.x Documentation Guide and Warranty at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/cs-mars/6.0/roadmap/map60x.html

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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