Cli Macro Commands - Dell Networking 7048 Reference Manual

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CLI Macro Commands

CLI Macros provides a convenient way to save and distribute common

configurations. A CLI macro is a set of the CLI commands having a unique

name. When a CLI macro is applied, the CLI commands contained within

the macro are executed and added to the Running Configuration File. When

the macro is applied to an interface, the existing configuration is not lost; the

new commands are added configuration.

A CLI Macro may have keywords (variables) which are replaced by values

provided when the macro is applied (up to 3 keywords per macro). Macros can

be applied to specific interfaces, a range of interfaces, or the global

configuration.

There are two types of Macros:

Built-In Macros, or Default Macros – the predefined macros which cannot

be changed or deleted.

User-Defined Macros, or Custom Macros – the macros which allow the

operator to bundle some pre-requisites or global configurations as a macro

and then apply them to one or more interfaces at a time, which can then

be copied or used by other switches. Up to 50 user-defined macros are

The software includes 6 built-in macros:

profile-global, the global configuration, used to enable RSTP and loop

profile-desktop, the interface configuration, for increased network security

and reliability when connecting a desktop device, such as a PC, to a switch

profile-phone, the interface configuration, used when connecting a

desktop device such as a PC with an IP Phone to a switch port.

profile-switch, the interface configuration, used when connecting an

access switch and a distribution switch or between access switches.

profile-router, the interface configuration, used when connecting the

switch and a WAN router.

CLI Macro Commands

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