Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1449

CLI Macro Commands 62 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 supported. The software includes 6 built-in macros: • profile-global, the global configuration, used to enable RSTP and loop guard. • profile-desktop, the interface configuration, for increased network security and reliability when connecting a desktop device, such as a PC, to a switch port. • 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 1449