Switch prompts used in this guide

Examples in this guide are representative and may not match your particular switch/environment. Examples use simplified prompts as follows:

Prompt

Explanation

switch# # indicates manager context (authority).
switch> > indicates operator context (authority).
switch(config)# (config) indicates the config context.
switch(vlan-x)# (vlan-x) indicates the vlan context of config, where x represents the VLAN ID. For example: switch(vlan-128)#.
switch(eth-x)# (eth-x) indicates the interface context of config, where x represents the interface. For example: switch(eth-48)#.
switch-Stack# Stack indicates that stacking is enabled.
switch-Stack(config)# Stack(config) indicates the config context while stacking is enabled.
switch-Stack(stacking)# Stack(stacking) indicates the stacking context of config while stacking is enabled.
switch-Stack(vlan-x)# Stack(vlan-x) indicates the vlan context of config while stacking is enabled, where x represents the VLAN ID. For example: switch-Stack(vlan-128)#.
switch-Stack(eth-x/y)# Stack(eth-x/y) indicates the interface context of config, in the form (eth-<member-in-stack>/<interface>). For example: switch(eth-1/48)#