Extreme Networks Commands

Extreme Networks EXOS and VOSS CLI commands.

Switch Startup Procedure

Step 1: Power on switchBoth

Connect power and boot the switch

Step 2: Wait for bootBoth

Wait 2-5 minutes for OS to load

Step 3: Verify systemBoth

Check system status after boot

show versionBoth

Display OS version and hardware info

show switchEXOS

Display switch information

show sys-infoVOSS

Display system information

Step 4: Check interfacesBoth

Verify interface states

show portsEXOS

Display port status

show interfaces gigabitEthernet statusVOSS

Display interface status

Switch Shutdown Procedure

Step 1: Save configuration (EXOS)EXOS

Ensure configuration is saved

saveEXOS

Save configuration

save configuration primaryEXOS

Save to primary config

Step 2: Save configuration (VOSS)VOSS

Ensure configuration is saved

save configVOSS

Save configuration

Step 3: Graceful shutdown/rebootBoth

Reboot or power off the switch

rebootEXOS

Reboot switch

resetVOSS

Reboot switch

boot system reloadVOSS

Reboot system

Step 4: Factory reset (if needed)Both

Reset to factory defaults

unconfigure switch allEXOS

Reset to factory defaults

boot flags factorydefaultsVOSS

Reset to factory defaults on next boot

Basic Navigation - EXOS

enableEXOS

Enter privileged mode (if required)

configureEXOS

Enter configuration mode

show configurationEXOS

Display running configuration

show configuration detailEXOS

Display detailed configuration

saveEXOS

Save configuration

save configuration <file>EXOS

Save config to specific file

load configuration <file>EXOS

Load configuration from file

run script <script>EXOS

Run CLI script

Basic Navigation - VOSS

enableVOSS

Enter privileged mode

configure terminalVOSS

Enter configuration mode

exitVOSS

Exit current mode

endVOSS

Exit to privileged mode

show running-configVOSS

Display running configuration

show startup-configVOSS

Display startup configuration

save configVOSS

Save configuration

copy config <file>VOSS

Copy configuration to file

Interface Configuration - EXOS

enable ports <port-list>EXOS

Enable ports

disable ports <port-list>EXOS

Disable ports

configure ports <port> description "<text>"EXOS

Set port description

configure ports <port> auto onEXOS

Enable auto-negotiation

configure ports <port> speed <speed> duplex <duplex>EXOS

Set speed and duplex

configure vlan <vlan> add ports <port> untaggedEXOS

Add access port to VLAN

configure vlan <vlan> add ports <port> taggedEXOS

Add trunk port to VLAN

show ports <port> informationEXOS

Display port details

show ports <port> statisticsEXOS

Display port statistics

Interface Configuration - VOSS

interface gigabitEthernet <slot>/<port>VOSS

Enter interface configuration

name "<text>"VOSS

Set interface description

no shutdownVOSS

Enable interface

shutdownVOSS

Disable interface

speed <speed>VOSS

Set interface speed

duplex <mode>VOSS

Set duplex mode

vlan pvid <vlan-id>VOSS

Set port VLAN ID

vlan members <vlan-list>VOSS

Set allowed VLANs

show interfaces gigabitEthernet <port>VOSS

Display interface details

show interfaces gigabitEthernet statisticsVOSS

Display interface statistics

VLAN Configuration - EXOS

create vlan <name> tag <vlan-id>EXOS

Create VLAN

delete vlan <vlan>EXOS

Delete VLAN

configure vlan <vlan> description "<text>"EXOS

Set VLAN description

configure vlan <vlan> ipaddress <ip> <mask>EXOS

Configure IP on VLAN

enable ipforwarding vlan <vlan>EXOS

Enable IP routing on VLAN

show vlanEXOS

Display all VLANs

show vlan <vlan>EXOS

Display specific VLAN

show fdbEXOS

Display MAC address table

VLAN Configuration - VOSS

vlan create <vlan-id> type portVOSS

Create port-based VLAN

vlan create <vlan-id> type port-mstprstp <instance>VOSS

Create VLAN with MSTP

vlan name <vlan-id> "<name>"VOSS

Name VLAN

interface vlan <vlan-id>VOSS

Enter VLAN interface configuration

ip address <ip> <mask>VOSS

Configure IP address on VLAN

show vlanVOSS

Display VLAN information

show vlan id <vlan-id>VOSS

Display specific VLAN

show mac-address-tableVOSS

Display MAC address table

Link Aggregation - EXOS

enable sharing <master-port> grouping <port-list> algorithm address-basedEXOS

Create LAG

configure sharing <master-port> lacp enableEXOS

Enable LACP on LAG

disable sharing <master-port>EXOS

Disable LAG

show sharingEXOS

Display LAG information

show lacp port <port>EXOS

Display LACP information

Link Aggregation - VOSS

interface mlt <id>VOSS

Create MLT (Multi-Link Trunk)

member <port-list>VOSS

Add members to MLT

enableVOSS

Enable MLT

lacp enableVOSS

Enable LACP on MLT

show mltVOSS

Display MLT information

show lacpVOSS

Display LACP information

Routing - Static (EXOS)

configure iproute add default <gateway>EXOS

Add default route

configure iproute add <network> <mask> <gateway>EXOS

Add static route

configure iproute delete <network>EXOS

Delete static route

show iprouteEXOS

Display routing table

show iproute origin staticEXOS

Display static routes only

Routing - Static (VOSS)

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 <gateway>VOSS

Add default route

ip route <network> <mask> <gateway>VOSS

Add static route

no ip route <network> <mask> <gateway>VOSS

Delete static route

show ip routeVOSS

Display routing table

show ip route staticVOSS

Display static routes

Routing - OSPF (EXOS)

enable ospfEXOS

Enable OSPF globally

configure ospf routerid <router-id>EXOS

Set OSPF router ID

create ospf area <area-id>EXOS

Create OSPF area

configure ospf add vlan <vlan> area <area-id>EXOS

Add VLAN to OSPF area

show ospfEXOS

Display OSPF configuration

show ospf neighborEXOS

Display OSPF neighbors

show ospf routesEXOS

Display OSPF routes

Routing - OSPF (VOSS)

router ospfVOSS

Enter OSPF configuration

router-id <router-id>VOSS

Set OSPF router ID

enableVOSS

Enable OSPF

interface vlan <vlan-id>VOSS

Enter VLAN interface config

ip ospf area <area-id>VOSS

Add VLAN to OSPF area

ip ospf enableVOSS

Enable OSPF on interface

show ip ospfVOSS

Display OSPF configuration

show ip ospf neighborVOSS

Display OSPF neighbors

Spanning Tree - EXOS

enable stpd s0EXOS

Enable STP domain

configure stpd s0 mode mstpEXOS

Set STP mode to MSTP

configure stpd s0 add vlan <vlan>EXOS

Add VLAN to STP domain

configure stpd s0 priority <priority>EXOS

Set bridge priority

configure stpd s0 ports mode dot1d <port>EXOS

Set port STP mode

configure stpd s0 ports edge-safeguard enable <port>EXOS

Enable BPDU guard

show stpdEXOS

Display STP information

Spanning Tree - VOSS

spanning-tree mode <mode>VOSS

Set STP mode (mstp/rstp)

spanning-tree enableVOSS

Enable STP globally

interface gigabitEthernet <port>VOSS

Enter interface config

spanning-tree port enableVOSS

Enable STP on port

spanning-tree bpduguard enableVOSS

Enable BPDU guard

spanning-tree portfastVOSS

Enable PortFast

show spanning-treeVOSS

Display STP information

Access Control - EXOS

create access-list <name>EXOS

Create ACL

configure access-list <name> <action> <conditions>EXOS

Configure ACL rule

configure access-list <name> ports <port> ingressEXOS

Apply ACL to port

show access-listEXOS

Display ACLs

configure port <port> mac-locking <count>EXOS

Configure port security

show port <port> securityEXOS

Display port security

Access Control - VOSS

filter <id>VOSS

Create ACL filter

seq <seq> <action> <conditions>VOSS

Add ACL entry

interface gigabitEthernet <port>VOSS

Enter interface config

ip access-group <id> inVOSS

Apply ACL to interface

show filterVOSS

Display filters

port-security enableVOSS

Enable port security

port-security maximum <count>VOSS

Set max MAC addresses

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

show versionBoth

Display OS version

show switchEXOS

Display switch information

show sys-infoVOSS

Display system information

show portsEXOS

Display port status

show interfaces gigabitEthernet statusVOSS

Display interface status

show logEXOS

Display system logs

show loggingVOSS

Display system logs

ping <ip>Both

Ping destination

traceroute <ip>Both

Trace route

show memoryBoth

Display memory usage

show cpu-monitoringEXOS

Display CPU utilization

show cpuVOSS

Display CPU statistics

debug packet <port>EXOS

Capture packets on port

show techVOSS

Display technical information

System Management

configure sys-name <name>EXOS

Set hostname

hostname <name>VOSS

Set hostname

configure timezone <offset>EXOS

Set timezone

clock timezone <zone>VOSS

Set timezone

configure sntp-client primary <ip>EXOS

Configure NTP server

ntp server <ip>VOSS

Configure NTP server

configure syslog add <ip>EXOS

Configure syslog server

logging remote <ip>VOSS

Configure syslog server

configure snmp community <string> <ro|rw>EXOS

Configure SNMP community

snmp-server community <string> <ro|rw>VOSS

Configure SNMP community

show managementEXOS

Display management info

show systemVOSS

Display system information