M Commands

This chapter describes the Cisco Nexus 1010 commands that begin with the letter M.

management vlan

To configure a management VLAN, use the management vlan command.

management vlan

Syntax Description

vlan-id

Number of a new or existing management VLAN. The range is from 1 to 3967 and 4048 to 4093.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

SVS domain configuration (config-svs-domain)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to apply the control interface and VLAN ID 1044 to this virtual service: 

n1010# config t

n1010(config)# svs-domain

n1010(config-svs-domain)# management vlan

n1010(config-svs-domain)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

svs-domain

Enters SVS domain configuration mode.

show svs domain

Displays the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) domain configuration.

control vlan

Modifies the VLAN ID of the VSM domain control VLAN

domain id

Assign a domain ID.


media

To specify the media type of a VLAN as Ethernet, use the media command. To remove the type, use the no form of this command.

media ethernet

no media

Syntax Description

ethernet

Specifies Ethernet media type.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

VLAN configuration (config-vlan)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the media type: 

n1010# configure terminal

n1010(config)# media ethernet

n1010(config)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show vlan

Displays VLAN information.


mkdir

To create a new directory, use the mkdir command.

mkdir {bootflash: | debug: | volatile:}

Syntax Description

bootflash:

Specifies bootflash as the directory name.

debug:

Specifies debug as the directory name.

volatile:

Specifies volatile as the directory name.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to create the bootflash: directory: 

n1010# mkdir bootflash:

Related Commands

Command
Description

cd

Changes the current working directory.

dir

Displays the directory contents.

pwd

Displays the name of the current working directory.


move

To move a file from one directory to another, use the move command.

move [filesystem:[//module/][directory/] | directory/]source-filename {{filesystem:[//module/][directory/] | directory/}[destination-filename] | target-filename}

Syntax Description

filesystem:

(Optional) Name of a file system. The name is case sensitive.

//module/

(Optional) Identifier for a VSM. Valid values are sup-active, sup-local, sup-remote, or sup-standby. The identifiers are case sensitive.

directory/

(Optional) Name of a directory. The name is case sensitive.

source-filename

Name of the file to move. The name is case sensitive.

destination-filename

(Optional) Name of the destination file. The name is alphanumeric, case sensitive, and has a maximum of 64 characters.


Defaults

The default name for the destination file is the same as the source filename.

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

You can make a copy of a file by using the copy command.

Tip You can rename a file by moving it within the same directory.

Examples

This example shows how to move a file to another directory: 

n1010# move file1 my_files:file2

This example shows how to move a file to another file system: 

n1010# move file1 slot0:

This example shows how to move a file to another VSM: 

n1010# move file1 bootflash://sup-remote/file1.bak

Related Commands

Command
Description

cd

Changes the current working directory.

copy

Makes a copy of a file.

dir

Displays the directory contents.

pwd

Displays the name of the current working directory.


mtu

To configure the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size for an interface, use the mtu command. To remove the configured MTU size from the interface, use the no form of this command.

mtu size

no mtu size

Syntax Description

size

MTU size. The range is 1500 to 9000.


Defaults

1500 bytes

Command Modes

Interface configuration (config-if)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to set the MTU size to 2000: 

n1010# configure terminal

n1010(config)# interface port-channel 2

n1010(config-if)# mtu 2000

Related Commands

Command
Description

show interface

Displays information about the interface, which includes the MTU size.