Table Of Contents
cd
clear alias
clear arp
clear banner motd
clear boot auto-config
clear boot device
clear boot system
clear cam
clear channel statistics
clear config
clear config pvlan
clear cops
clear counters
clear gmrp statistics
clear gvrp statistics
clear igmp statistics
clear ip alias
clear ip dns domain
clear ip dns server
clear ip permit
clear ip route
clear kerberos clients mandatory
clear kerberos credentials forward
clear kerberos creds
clear kerberos realm
clear kerberos server
clear key config-key
clear lda
clear log
clear logging buffer
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cd
Use the cd command to set the default Flash device for the system.
cd [[m/]device:]
Syntax Description
m/
|
(Optional) Module number of the supervisor engine containing the Flash device.
|
device:
|
(Optional) Valid devices include bootflash and slot0.
|
Defaults
The default Flash device is bootflash.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Normal.
Usage Guidelines
A colon (:) is required after the specified device.
For those commands where device is an option, the device set by cd is used if the default device is not specified.
Examples
This example shows how to set the system default Flash device to bootflash:
Default flash device set to bootflash.
Related Commands
pwd
clear alias
Use the clear alias command to clear the shorthand versions of commands.
clear alias {name | all}
Syntax Description
name
|
Alternate identifier of the command.
|
all
|
Keyword that clears every alternate identifier previously created.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to erase the arpdel alias:
Console> (enable) clear alias arpdel
This example shows how to erase all the aliases:
Console> (enable) clear alias all
Command alias table cleared. (1)
(1) indicates the number of command aliases cleared.
Related Commands
set alias
show alias
clear arp
Use the clear arp command to delete a specific entry or all entries from the ARP table.
clear arp [all | dynamic | permanent | static] {ip_addr}
Syntax Description
all
|
(Optional) Keyword to clear all ARP entries.
|
dynamic
|
(Optional) Keyword to clear all dynamic ARP entries.
|
permanent
|
(Optional) Keyword to clear all permanent ARP entries.
|
static
|
(Optional) Keyword to clear all static ARP entries.
|
ip_addr
|
IP address to clear from the ARP table.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to remove IP address 198.133.219.209 from the ARP table:
Console> (enable) clear arp 198.133.219.209
This example shows how to remove all entries from the ARP table:
Console> (enable) clear arp all
(1) indicates the number of entries cleared.
This example shows how to remove all dynamically learned ARP entries:
Console> (enable) clear arp dynamic
Dynamic ARP entries cleared. (3)
This example shows how to clear all permanently entered ARP entries:
Console> (enable) clear arp permanent
Permanent ARP entries cleared.(5)
Related Commands
set arp
show arp
clear banner motd
Use the clear banner motd command to clear the message-of-the-day banner.
clear banner motd
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the message-of-the-day banner:
Console> (enable) clear banner motd
Related Commands
set banner motd
clear boot auto-config
Use the clear boot auto-config command to clear the contents of the CONFIG_FILE environment variable used to specify the configuration files used during bootup.
clear boot auto-config [mod]
Syntax Description
mod
|
(Optional) Module number of the supervisor engine containing the Flash device.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the auto-config file:
Console> (enable) clear boot auto-config
Related Commands
set boot auto-config
show boot
clear boot device
Use the clear boot device command to clear the contents of the CONFIG_FILE environment variable used to specify the NAM startup configuration files used.
clear boot device mod
Syntax Description
mod
|
Number of the module containing the Flash device.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
This command is supported by the NAM module only.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the NAM boot string from NVRAM for module 2:
Console> (enable) clear boot device 2
Related Commands
set boot device
show boot device
clear boot system
Use the clear boot system command set to clear the contents of the BOOT environment variable and the configuration register setting.
clear boot system all [mod]
clear boot system flash device:[filename] [mod]
Syntax Description
all
|
Keyword to clear the whole BOOT environment variable.
|
mod
|
(Optional) Module number of the supervisor engine containing the Flash device.
|
flash
|
(Optional) Keyword to clear the Flash device.
|
device:
|
Name of the Flash device.
|
filename
|
(Optional) Filename of the Flash device.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the whole BOOT environment variable:
Console> (enable) clear boot system all
This example shows how to clear a specific device:
Console> (enable) clear boot system flash bootflash:cat6000-sup.5-5-1.bin
BOOT variable = bootflash:cat6000-sup.5-2-1.bin,1;bootflash:cat6000-sup.4-5-2.
Related Commands
set boot system flash
show boot
clear cam
Use the clear cam command to delete a specific entry or all entries from the CAM table.
clear cam {mac_addr | dynamic | static | permanent} [vlan]
Syntax Description
mac_addr
|
One or more MAC addresses.
|
dynamic
|
Keyword to clear the dynamic CAM entries from the CAM table.
|
static
|
Keyword to clear the static CAM entries from the CAM table.
|
permanent
|
Keyword to clear the permanent CAM entries from the CAM table.
|
vlan
|
(Optional) Number of the VLAN; valid values are 1 to 1005.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to remove MAC address 00-40-0b-a0-03-fa from the CAM table:
Console> (enable) clear cam 00-40-0b-a0-03-fa
This example shows how to clear dynamic entries from the CAM table:
Console> (enable) clear cam dynamic
Dynamic CAM entries cleared.
Related Commands
set cam
show cam
clear channel statistics
Use the clear channel statistics command to clear PAgP statistical information.
clear channel statistics
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear PAgP statistical information:
Console> (enable) clear channel statistics
Related Commands
show channel
clear config
Use the clear config command to clear the system or module configuration information stored in NVRAM.
clear config {mod | rmon | all | snmp | acl {nvram}}
Syntax Description
mod
|
Number of the module.
|
rmon
|
Keyword to clear all RMON configurations, including the historyControlTable, the alarmTable, the eventTable, and the ringStation ControlTable.
|
all
|
Keyword to clear all module and system configuration information, including the IP address.
|
snmp
|
Keyword to clear all SNMP configurations.
|
acl nvram
|
Keywords to clear all ACL configurations.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
Before using the clear config all command, save a backup of the configuration using the copy command.
Examples
This example shows how to delete the configuration information in NVRAM on module 2:
Console> (enable) clear config 2
This command will clear module 2 configuration.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
..............................
Module 2 configuration cleared.
This example shows how to delete the configuration information stored in NVRAM on module 1 (the supervisor engine):
Console> (enable) clear config 1
This command will clear module 1 configuration.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
Module 1 configuration cleared.
This example shows how to delete all the configuration information for the Catalyst 6000 family switches:
Console> (enable) clear config all
This command will clear all configuration in NVRAM.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
...........................................
Connection closed by foreign host
This example shows how to delete all the SNMP configuration information for the Catalyst 6000 family switches:
Console> (enable) clear config snmp
This command will clear SNMP configuration in NVRAM.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
...........................................
Connection closed by foreign host
This example shows how to delete all ACL configuration information from NVRAM:
Console> (enable) clear config acl nvram
ACL configuration has been deleted from NVRAM.
Warning: Use the copy commands to save the ACL configuration to a file and
the 'set boot config-register auto-config' commands to configure the
Related Commands
configure
show config
clear config pvlan
Use the clear config pvlan command to clear all private VLAN configurations in the system including port mappings.
clear config pvlan
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear all private VLAN configurations in the system:
Console> (enable) clear config pvlan
This command will clear all private VLAN configurations.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
VLAN 15 deleted
VLAN 16 deleted
VLAN 17 deleted
VLAN 18 deleted
Private VLAN configuration cleared.
Console> (enable)
Related Commands
set vlan
show vlan
set pvlan
set pvlan mapping
clear vlan
clear pvlan mapping
show pvlan
show pvlan mapping
configure
show config
clear cops
Use the clear cops command to clear COPS configurations.
clear cops roles role1 [role2]...
clear cops all-roles
clear cops server all
clear cops server ipaddress [primary] [diff-serv | rsvp]
clear cops server ipaddress [diff-serv | rsvp]
clear cops domain-name
Syntax Description
roles role#
|
Keyword and variable to specify the roles to clear.
|
all-roles
|
Keyword to clear all roles.
|
server
|
Keyword to specify the COPS server.
|
all
|
Keyword to clear all servers.
|
ipaddress
|
Keyword and variable to specify the IP address or IP alias of the server.
|
primary
|
(Optional) Keyword to specify the primary server.
|
diff-serv
|
(Optional) Keyword to specify the differentiated services server table.
|
rsvp
|
(Optional) Keyword to specify the RSVP+ server table.
|
domain-name
|
Domain name of the server.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
You can use the clear cops all-roles command to clear all roles from all ports.
Examples
This example shows how to clear specific roles:
Console> (enable) clear cops roles backbone_port main_port
This example shows how to clear all roles:
Console> (enable) clear cops all-roles
This example shows how to clear all COPS servers:
Console> (enable) clear cops server all
All COPS servers cleared.
This example shows how to clear a specific COPS server:
Console> (enable) clear cops server my_server1
All COPS servers cleared.
This example shows how to clear the COPS domain name:
Console> (enable) clear cops domain-name
Related Commands
show cops
set cops
clear counters
Use the clear counters command to clear MAC and port counters.
clear counters
Syntax Description
This command has no keywords or arguments.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to reset MAC and port counters to zero:
Console> (enable) clear counters
This command will reset all MAC and port counters reported in CLI and SNMP.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
MAC and Port counters cleared.
Related Commands
show counters
show port counters
clear gmrp statistics
Use the clear gmrp statistics command to clear all the GMRP statistics information from a specified VLAN or all VLANs.
clear gmrp statistics {vlan | all}
Syntax Description
vlan
|
Number of the VLAN.
|
all
|
Keyword to specify all VLANs.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear GMRP statistical information from all VLANs:
Console> (enable) clear gmrp statistics
This example shows how to clear GMRP statistical information from VLAN 1:
Console> (enable) clear gmrp statistics 1
GMRP statistics cleared from VLAN 1.
Related Commands
show gmrp statistics
clear gvrp statistics
Use the clear gvrp statistics command to clear all the GVRP statistics information.
clear gvrp statistics {mod/port | all}
Syntax Description
mod/port
|
Number of the module and port.
|
all
|
Keyword to specify all ports.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear all GVRP statistical information:
Console> (enable) clear gvrp statistics all
GVRP statistics cleared for all ports.
This example shows how to clear GVRP statistical information for module 2, port 1:
Console> (enable) clear gvrp statistics 2/1
GVRP statistics cleared on port 2/1.
Related Commands
show gvrp configuration
set gvrp
clear igmp statistics
Use the clear igmp statistics command to clear IGMP snooping statistical information.
clear igmp statistics
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear IGMP statistical information:
Console> (enable) clear igmp statistics
Related Commands
set igmp
show igmp statistics
clear ip alias
Use the clear ip alias command to clear IP aliases set using the set ip alias command.
clear ip alias {name | all}
Syntax Description
name
|
IP address alias to delete.
|
all
|
Keyword to specify that all previously set IP address aliases be deleted.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to delete a previously defined IP alias named babar:
Console> (enable) clear ip alias babar
Related Commands
set ip alias
show ip alias
clear ip dns domain
Use the clear ip dns domain command to clear the default DNS domain name.
clear ip dns domain
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the default DNS domain name:
Console> (enable) clear ip dns domain
Default DNS domain name cleared.
Related Commands
set ip dns domain
show ip dns
clear ip dns server
Use the clear ip dns server command to remove a DNS server from the DNS server listing.
clear ip dns server {ip_addr | all}
Syntax Description
ip_addr
|
IP address of the DNS server you want to remove. An IP alias or a host name that can be resolved through DNS can also be used.
|
all
|
Keyword to specify all the IP addresses in the DNS server listing to be removed.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to remove the DNS server at IP address 198.92.30.32 from the DNS server listing:
Console> (enable) clear ip dns server 198.92.30.32
198.92.30.32 cleared from DNS table.
This example shows how to remove all DNS servers from the DNS server listing:
Console> (enable) clear ip dns server all
Related Commands
set ip dns server
show ip dns
clear ip permit
Use the clear ip permit command to remove a specified IP address and mask or all IP addresses and masks from the permit list.
clear ip permit {ip_addr} [mask] [snmp | telnet | all]
Syntax Description
ip_addr
|
IP address to be cleared. An IP alias or a host name that can be resolved through DNS can also be used.
|
mask
|
(Optional) Subnet mask of the specified IP address.
|
snmp
|
(Optional) Keyword to specify removal from the SNMP IP permit list.
|
telnet
|
(Optional) Keyword to specify removal from the Telnet IP permit list.
|
all
|
(Optional) Keyword to specify all entries in the IP permit list to be removed.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
The clear ip permit all command clears the permit list but does not change the state of the IP permit feature. A warning is displayed if all IP addresses are cleared from the permit list, and the feature is enabled. If a mask other than the default (255.255.255.255) has been configured, you must provide both the address and mask to clear a specific entry.
If the snmp, telnet, or all keyword is not specified, the IP address is removed from both the SNMP and Telnet permit lists.
Examples
These examples show how to remove specified IP addresses:
Console> (enable) clear ip permit 172.100.101.102
172.100.101.102 cleared from IP permit list.
Console> (enable) clear ip permit 172.160.161.0 255.255.192.0 snmp
172.160.128.0 with mask 255.255.192.0 cleared from snmp permit list.
Console> (enable) clear ip permit 172.100.101.102 telnet
172.100.101.102 cleared from telnet permit list.
Console> (enable) clear ip permit all
IP permit list is still enabled.
Related Commands
set ip permit
show ip permit
show port counters
clear ip route
Use the clear ip route command to delete IP routing table entries.
clear ip route destination gateway
Syntax Description
destination
|
IP address of the host or network. An IP alias or a host name that can be resolved through DNS can also be used.
|
gateway
|
IP address or alias of the gateway router.
|
Defaults
The default is destination. If the destination is not the active default gateway, the actual destination is the default.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to delete the route table entries using the clear ip route command:
Console> (enable) clear ip route 134.12.3.0 elvis
Related Commands
set ip route
show ip route
clear kerberos clients mandatory
Use the clear kerberos clients mandatory command to disable mandatory Kerberos authentication for services on the network.
clear kerberos clients mandatory
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Kerberos clients are NOT set to mandatory.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
If you do not make Kerberos authentication mandatory and Kerberos authentication fails, the application attempts to authenticate users using the default method of authentication for that network service. For example, Telnet prompts for a password.
Examples
This example shows how to clear mandatory Kerberos authentication:
Console> (enable) clear kerberos clients mandatory
Kerberos clients mandatory cleared
Related Commands
set kerberos clients mandatory
show kerberos
clear kerberos credentials forward
Use the clear kerberos credentials forward command to disable credentials forwarding.
clear kerberos credentials forward
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
The default is forwarding is disabled.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
If you have a TGT and are authenticated to a Kerberized switch, you can use the TGT to authenticate to a host on the network. However, if forwarding is not enabled and you try to list credentials after authenticating to a host, the output will show no Kerberos credentials present.
Examples
This example shows how to disable Kerberos credentials forwarding:
Console> (enable) clear kerberos credentials forward
Kerberos credentials forwarding disabled
Related Commands
set kerberos credentials forward
set kerberos clients mandatory
show kerberos creds
clear kerberos creds
Use the clear kerberos creds command to delete all the Kerberos credentials.
clear kerberos creds
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
The command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
If you have a TGT and are authenticated to a Kerberized switch, you can use the TGT to authenticate to a host on the network.
Examples
This example shows how to delete all Kerberos credentials:
Console> (enable) clear kerberos creds
Related Commands
set kerberos credentials forward
show kerberos
clear kerberos realm
Use the clear kerberos realm command to clear an entry that maps the name of a Kerberos realm to a DNS domain name or a host name.
clear kerberos realm {dns_domain | host} kerberos-realm
Syntax Description
dns_domain
|
DNS domain name.
|
host
|
Host name.
|
kerberos-realm
|
IP address or name of Kerberos realm.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear an entry mapping a kerberos-realm to a domain name:
Console> (enable) clear kerberos realm CISCO CISCO.COM
Kerberos DnsDomain-Realm entry CISCO - CISCO.COM deleted
Related Commands
set kerberos realm
set kerberos local-realm
show kerberos
clear kerberos server
Use the clear kerberos server command to clear a specified KDC entry.
clear kerberos server kerberos_realm {hostname | ip_address} [port_num]
Syntax Description
kerberos_realm
|
Name of the Kerberos realm.
|
hostname
|
Name of the host running the KDC.
|
ip_address
|
IP address of the host running the KDC.
|
port_num
|
(Optional) Number of the port on the module.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
You can specify to the switch which KDC to use in a Kerberos realm. This command clears a server entry from the table.
Examples
This example shows how to clear a KDC server entered on the switch:
Console> (enable) clear kerberos server CISCO.COM 187.0.2.1 750
Kerberos Realm-Server-Port entry CISCO.COM-187.0.2.1-750 deleted
Related Commands
set kerberos server
show kerberos
clear key config-key
Use the clear key config-key command to remove a private DES key.
clear key config-key string
Syntax Description
string
|
Name of the DES key; should be no longer than 8 bytes.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to remove a private DES key:
kerberos> (enable) clear key config-key abcd
Kerberos config key deleted
Related Commands
set key config-key
clear lda
Use the clear lda command set to remove the ASLB MLS entries or MAC addresses from the switch.
clear lda mls
clear lda mls [destination ip_addr_spec] [source ip_addr_spec] [protocol protocol
src-port src_port dst-port dst_port]
clear lda vip {all | vip | vip tcp_port}
clear lda mac {all | router_mac_address}
Syntax Description
mls
|
Keyword to remove configured LDs.
|
destination ip_addr_spec
|
(Optional) Full destination IP address or a subnet address in these formats: ip_addr, ip_addr/netmask, or ip_addr/maskbit.
|
source ip_addr_spec
|
(Optional) Full source IP address or a subnet address in these formats: ip_addr, ip_addr/netmask, or ip_addr/maskbit.
|
protocol protocol
|
(Optional) Keyword and variable to specify additional flow information (protocol family and protocol port pair) to be matched; valid values include tcp, udp, icmp, or a decimal number for other protocol families.
|
src-port src_port
|
(Optional) Keyword and variable to specify the number of the TCP/UDP source port (decimal). Used with dst-port to specify the port pair if the protocol is tcp or udp. 0 indicates "do not care."
|
dst-port dst_port
|
(Optional) Keyword and variable to specify the number of the TCP/UDP destination port (decimal). Used with src-port to specify the port pair if the protocol is tcp or udp. 0 indicates "do not care."
|
vip all
|
Keywords to remove all VIP couples (set using the set lda command).
|
vip vip
|
Keyword and variable to specify a VIP.
|
vip vip tcp_port
|
Keyword and variables to specify a VIP and port couple.
|
mac all
|
Keywords to clear all ASLB router MAC addresses.
|
mac router_mac_ address
|
Keyword and variable to clear a specific router MAC address.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
Entering the destination keyword specifies the entries matching the destination IP address specification, entering the source keyword specifies the entries matching the source IP address specification, and entering an ip_addr_spec can specify a full IP address or a subnet address. If you do not specify a keyword, it is treated as a wildcard, and all entries are displayed.
When entering the ip_addr_spec, use the full IP address or a subnet address in one of the following formats: ip_addr, ip_addr/netmask, or ip_addr/maskbit.
If you do not enter any keywords, the LD is removed from the switch and the LD configuration is removed from NVRAM.
If you do not enter any keywords with the clear lda mls command, all ASLB MLS entries are cleared.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the ASLB MLS entry at a specific destination address:
Console> (enable) clear lda mls destination 172.20.26.22
This example shows how to delete a VIP and port pair (VIP 10.0.0.8, port 8):
Console> (enable) clear lda vip 10.0.0.8 8
Successfully deleted vip/port pairs.
This example shows how to clear all ASLB router MAC addresses:
Console> (enable) clear lda mac all
Successfully cleared Router MAC address.
This example shows how to clear a specific ASLB router MAC address:
Console> (enable) clear lda mac 1-2-3-4-5-6
Successfully cleared Router MAC address.
Related Commands
commit lda
show lda
set lda
clear log
Use the clear log command set to delete module, system error log, or dump log entries.
clear log [mod]
clear log dump
Syntax Description
mod
|
(Optional) Module number.
|
dump
|
Keyword to clear dump log entries.
|
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Usage Guidelines
If you do not specify a module number, the system error log for the entire system is erased.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the system error log:
Console> (enable) clear log
System error log cleared.
This example shows how to clear the dump log:
Console> (enable) clear log dump
Related Commands
show log
clear logging buffer
Use the clear logging buffer command to clear the system logging buffer.
clear logging buffer
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default setting.
Command Types
Switch command.
Command Modes
Privileged.
Examples
This example shows how to clear the system logging buffer:
Console> (enable) clear logging buffer
System logging buffer cleared.
Related Commands
show logging buffer