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Entire manual as PDF [5734 KB]

Chapter: About This
[PDF 69 KB]
Objectives
Audience
Document Organization
Chapter Organization
Documentation Conventions
General Conventions
Conventions for Software Commands and Statements
Documentation Feedback
How to Request Support
Chapter: Command-Line Interface Overview
[PDF 204 KB]
CLI Modes
CLI Command Hierarchy
CLI Operational Commands
Use the CLI
Get Help About Commands
Examples: Get Help with Commands
Have the CLI Complete Commands
Examples: Use CLI Command Completion
CLI Messages
Move Around and Edit the Command Line
How Output Appears on the Screen
Display Output One Screen at a Time
Filter Command Output
Place Command Output in a File
Search for a String in the Output
Count the Number of Lines in the Output
Display All Output at Once
Retain the Output after the Last Screen
Filter Command Output Multiple Times
Control the CLI Environment
Set the Terminal Type
Set the Screen Length
Set the Screen Width
Set the CLI Prompt
Idle Timeout
Set CLI to Prompt after a Software Upgrade
Set Command Completion
Display CLI Settings
Example: Control the CLI Environment
Set the Current Date and Time
Display CLI Command History
Monitor Who Uses the CLI
Summary of CLI Operational Commands
clear
configure
file
monitor
ping
quit
| (pipe)
request
restart
set
show
ssh
start
telnet
test
traceroute
Summary of CLI Environment Commands
set cli complete-on-space
set cli idle-timeout
set cli prompt
set cli restart-on-upgrade
set cli screen-length
set cli screen-width
set cli terminal
set date
show cli
show cli history
Chapter: Strategies for Monitoring and Troubleshooting the Router
[PDF 73 KB]
Basic Approaches to Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Process
Identify the Symptoms
Isolate the Cause
Take Corrective Action
Evaluate the Solution
Example: Strategy for Isolating a Broken Network Connection
Tools for Troubleshooting
Commonly Used Operational Mode Commands
Craft Interface
Chapter: Monitor and Perform System Management Functions
[PDF 442 KB]
How to Specify Filenames and URLs
clear arp
clear log
clear system reboot
file copy
file delete
file list
file rename
file show
monitor
ping
ping atm
quit
request message
request support information
request system halt
request system reboot
request system snapshot
request system software
request system software add
request system software delete
restart
show arp
show cli authorization
show cli history
show configuration
show host
show log
show ntp associations
show ntp status
show pfe fpc
show pfe next-hop
show pfe route
show pfe scb
show pfe sfm
show pfe statistics dma
show pfe statistics error
show pfe statistics ip
show pfe statistics notification
show pfe statistics pio
show pfe statistics traffic
show pfe terse
show system audit
show system boot-messages
show system buffers
show system connections
show system processes
show system reboot
show system software
show system statistics
show system storage
show system uptime
show system users
show task
show version
ssh
start
telnet
test configuration
traceroute
Chapter: SNMP Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 48 KB]
clear snmp statistics
show snmp statistics
Chapter: Router Interfaces Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 1210 KB]
Wildcard Characters in Interface Names
Examples: Use Wildcard Characters in Interface Names
Common Output Fields
Enabled Field
Device Flags Field
Link Flags Field
Interface Flags Field
Logical Interface Flags Field
Family Flags Field
Address Flags Field
clear ilmi statistics
clear interfaces statistics
clear vrrp
explain interface
monitor interface
show aps
show ilmi
show ilmi statistics
show interfaces
show interfaces (for ATM Interfaces)
show interfaces (for Channelized OC-12 Interfaces)
show interfaces (for E1 Interfaces)
show interfaces (for E3 Interfaces)
show interfaces (for Fast Ethernet Interfaces)
show interfaces (for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces)
show interfaces (for GRE Interfaces)
show interfaces (for IP-IP Interfaces)
show interfaces (for PIM Encapsulation Interfaces)
show interfaces (for SONET/SDH Interfaces)
show interfaces (for T1 Interfaces)
show interfaces (for T3 Interfaces)
show interfaces descriptions
show interfaces media
show interfaces media (for ATM Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for Channelized OC-12 Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for E1 Interfaces)
show interfaces media detail (for E1 Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for E3 Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for Fast Ethernet Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for GRE Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for IP-IP Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for PIM Encapsulation Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for SONET/SDH Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for T1 Interfaces)Output Fields
show interfaces media detail (for T1 Interfaces)
show interfaces media (for T3 Interfaces)
show interfaces routing
show interfaces statistics
show interfaces statistics detail (for ATM Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics (for Channelized OC-12 Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics (for E1 Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for E1 Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for E3 Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for Fast Ethernet Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for GRE Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for IP-IP Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for PIM Encapsulation Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for SONET/SDH Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics (for T1 Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for T1 Interfaces)
show interfaces statistics detail (for T3 Interfaces)
show interfaces terse
show vrrp
test interface bert-start
test interface bert-stop
test interface feac-loop-initiate
test interface feac-loop-terminate
Chapter: Firewall Filters Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 45 KB]
clear firewall
show firewall
show firewall log
Chapter: Chassis Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 271 KB]
clear chassis craft-interface display
request chassis fpc slot
request chassis pcg slot
request chassis pic slot
request chassis routing-engine master
request chassis sfm slot
request chassis ssb master switch
set chassis display message
show chassis alarms
show chassis cos
show chassis craft-interface
show chassis environment
show chassis environment fpc
show chassis environment fpm
show chassis environment mcs
show chassis environment pcg
show chassis environment pem
show chassis environment routing engine
show chassis environment sfm
show chassis feb
show chassis firmware
show chassis fpc
show chassis hardware
show chassis mac-addresses
show chassis routing-engine
show chassis scb
show chassis sfm
show chassis ssb
Chapter: Routing Policy Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 35 KB]
show policy
show policy damping
test policy
Chapter: Protocol-Independent Routing Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 295 KB]
clear route forwarding-table
show as-path
show route
show route advertising-protocol
show route aspath-regex
show route best
show route community
show route damping
show route exact
show route forwarding-table
show route inactive
show route label-switched-path
show route martians
show route next-hop
show route output
show route protocol
show route range
show route receive-protocol
show route source-gateway
show route summary
show route table
show route terse
Chapter: IS-IS Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 147 KB]
System ID Format in Command Output
clear isis adjacency
clear isis database
clear isis statistics
show isis adjacency
show isis database
show isis interface
show isis routes
show isis spf
show isis statistics
Chapter: OSPF Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 150 KB]
clear ospf database
clear ospf neighbor
clear ospf statistics
show ospf database
show ospf interface
show ospf log
show ospf neighbor
show ospf route
show ospf statistics
Chapter: BGP Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 83 KB]
clear bgp damping
clear bgp neighbor
show bgp group
show bgp neighbor
show bgp next-hop-database
show bgp summary
Chapter: RIP Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 47 KB]
clear rip statistics
show rip neighbor
show rip statistics
Chapter: IP Multicast Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 297 KB]
clear igmp membership
clear igmp statistics
clear msdp cache
clear msdp statistics
clear multicast statistics
clear pim join
clear pim statistics
show dvmrp grafts
show dvmrp interfaces
show dvmrp neighbors
show dvmrp prefix
show dvmrp prunes
show igmp group
show igmp interface
show igmp statistics
show msdp
show msdp statistics
show multicast nexthops
show multicast route
show multicast rpf
show multicast scope
show multicast sessions
show multicast statistics
show multicast tunnels
show multicast usage
show pim bootstrap
show pim interfaces
show pim join
show pim neighbors
show pim rps
show pim source
show pim statistics
show pim wildcard
show sap listen
test msdp
Chapter: MPLS Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 149 KB]
clear mpls lsp
show connections
show mpls admin-groups
show mpls cspf
show mpls interface
show mpls lsp
show mpls path
show ted database
show ted link
show ted protocol
Chapter: RSVP Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 99 KB]
clear rsvp session
clear rsvp statistics
show rsvp interface
show rsvp neighbor
show rsvp session
show rsvp statistics
show rsvp version
Chapter: LDP Monitoring and Troubleshooting
[PDF 104 KB]
clear ldp neighbor
clear ldp statistics
show ldp database
show ldp interface
show ldp neighbor
show ldp path
show ldp route
show ldp session
show ldp statistics
Chapter: Glossary
[PDF 106 KB]