Configuring Terminal Settings and Sessions

Information About Terminal Settings and Sessions

This section includes information about terminal settings and sessions.

Configuring the Console Port

You can set the following characteristics for the console port:

  • Data bits

  • Inactive session timeout

  • Parity

  • Speed

  • Stop bits

Before you begin

Log in to the console port.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. configure terminal
  2. line console
  3. databits bits
  4. exec-timeout minutes
  5. parity {even | none | odd}
  6. speed {300 | 1200 | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200}
  7. stopbits {1 | 2}
  8. exit
  9. (Optional) show line console
  10. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2

line console

Example:

switch# line console
switch(config-console)#

Enters console configuration mode.
Step 3

databits bits

Example:

switch(config-console)# databits 7

Configures the number of data bits per byte. The range is from 5 to 8. The default is 8.
Step 4

exec-timeout minutes

Example:

switch(config-console)# exec-timeout 30

Configures the timeout for an inactive session. The range is from 0 to 525600 minutes (8760 hours). A value of 0 minutes disables the session timeout. The default is 30 minutes.

Step 5

parity {even | none | odd}

Example:

switch(config-console)# parity even

Configures the parity. The default is none .

Step 6

speed {300 | 1200 | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200}

Example:

switch(config-console)# speed 115200

Configures the transmit and receive speed. The default is 115200 .

Step 7

stopbits {1 | 2}

Example:

switch(config-console)# stopbits 2

Configures the stop bits. The default is 1 .

Step 8

exit

Example:

switch(config-console)# exit
switch(config)#

Exits console configuration mode.
Step 9

(Optional) show line console

Example:

switch(config)# show line console
 (Optional)

Displays the console settings.
Step 10

(Optional) copy running-config startup-config

Example:

switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config
 (Optional)

Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Configuring Virtual Terminals

This section describes how to configure virtual terminals on Cisco NX-OS devices.

Configuring Modem Connections

You can connect a modem to the console port.

Clearing Terminal Sessions

You can clear terminal sessions on the Cisco NX-OS device.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. (Optional) show users
  2. clear line name

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

(Optional) show users

Example:

switch# show users
 (Optional)

Displays the user sessions on the device.
Step 2

clear line name

Example:

switch# clear line pts/0

Clears a terminal session on a specific line. The line name is case sensitive.

Displaying Terminal and Session Information

To display terminal and session information, perform one of the following tasks:

Command

Purpose

show terminal

Displays terminal settings.

show line

Displays the console ports settings.

show users

Displays virtual terminal sessions.

show running-config [all]

Displays the user account configuration in the running configuration. The all keyword displays the default values for the user accounts.

For detailed information about the fields in the output from these commands, see the Cisco Nexus command reference guide for your device.

Default Settings for File System Parameters

This table lists the default settings for the file system parameters.

Table 1. Default File System Settings

Parameters

Default

Default filesystem

bootflash:

Additional References for Terminal Settings and Sessions

This section includes additional references for terminal settings and sessions on NX-OS devices.