Table Of Contents
A Commands
aaa accounting
aaa authentication
arp
attach module
A Commands
The commands in this chapter apply to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches. All commands are shown here in alphabetical order regardless of command mode. Please see the Command Mode section to determine the appropriate mode for each command. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.
•aaa accounting
•aaa authentication
•arp
•attach module
aaa accounting
To set the size of the local accounting log file, use aaa accounting logsize command.
aaa accounting logsize integer method local | radius
Syntax Description
aaa accounting
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Sets the size of the log file on the local disk.
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logsize
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Configures Local Accounting Log File Size(in bytes)
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integer
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Size limit of the local accounting log file (0-300K) in bytes.
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method
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Configures method to be used for accounting
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local
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Enables local accounting
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radius
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Enables RADIUS to be used as accounting method
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Defaults
None.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Usage Guidelines
None.
Examples
switch(config)# aaa accounting logsize 29000
switch(config)# aaa accounting method radius
Related Commands
Command
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Description
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show accounting config
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Displays configured accounting parameters.
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show accounting logsize
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Displays configured log size.
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show accounting log
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Displays the entire log file.
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aaa authentication
To configure the authentication method, use the aaa authentication command.
aaa authentication login local [console | telnet] none [console | telnet] radius [console | telnet]
Syntax Description
authentication
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Sets the size of the log file on the local disk.
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login
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Configure authentication method
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local
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Local authentication method
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console
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Apply this authentication method for console logins
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telnet
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Apply this authentication method for remote access(SSH/TELNET)
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none
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No authentication, everyone permitted
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radius
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RADIUS authentication method
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Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Available in all command modes.
Usage Guidelines
The local option disables other authentication methods and configures local authentication to be used exclusively.
Examples
switch(config)# aaa authentication login radius telnet
switch(config)# aaa authentication login radius console
switch(config)# aaa authentication login local telnet
switch(config)# aaa authentication login none console
Related Commands
Command
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Description
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show authentication
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Displays the configured authentication methods
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arp
To configure the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for the switch, use the arp command.
arp hostname
no form of this command disables the protocol.
Syntax Description
arp
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Configure the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).
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hostname
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Hostname (Max Size - 20)
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Defaults
Enabled
Command Modes
Available in all command modes.
Usage Guidelines
None.
Examples
Related Commands
Command
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Description
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show arp
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Display the ARP table
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no arp
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Remove an ARP entry from the ARP table
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clear arp
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Delete a specific entry or all entries from the ARP table
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attach module
To connect to a specific module, use the attach module command. To disconnect, use the exit command at the module-## prompt, or type $. to forcibly abort the attach session.
attach module module-number
Syntax Description
module-number
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Specifies slot number of the module you want to connect to. Slot numbers range from 1 to 13 for Cisco 9500 Series switches.
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Defaults
None
Command Modes
EXEC
Usage Guidelines
You can use the attach module command to view the standby supervisor module information, but you can not configure the standby supervisor module using this command.
You can also use the attach module command on the switching module portion of the Cisco MDS 9216 supervisor module which resides on slot 1 of this 2-slot switch.
Examples
The following example connects to the module in slot 2. Note that after you connect to the image on the module using the attach module command, the prompt changes to module-##
Attaching to module 2 ...
To exit type 'exit', to abort type '$.'
Related Commands
Command
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Description
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show module
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Shows the status of a module.
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