The Basic Commands

The following table lists each of the top level commands for the GigaVUE‑OS in Configure mode. As described in Entering Commands in the CLI, the commands available in Configure mode are a superset of those available in Standard and Enable modes.

Most commands have multiple supported arguments. You can see the exact arguments available at any point of command entry by typing it into the CLI followed by ?.

Table 1: CLI Commands
Command	Description
aaa	Configures authentication, authorization, and accounting setting
apps	Enables access to Gigamon Applications, such as Application Session Filtering (ASF), GTP backup, GTP whitelisting, inline SSL/TLS decryption, keystore, NetFlow, SIP whitelisting, and Passive SSL decryption. GigaSMART applications are not supported on the GigaVUE TA Series.
banner	Sets a node login banner.
bond	Configures bonded interface settings.
boot	Configures node boot parameters.
card	Configures a line card or module.
chassis	Configures the GigaVUE HC Series chassis.
clear	Resets statistics or clears caches.
cli	Configures CLI shell options.
clock	Sets the node clock or timezone.
cluster	Configures a cluster of connected GigaVUE‑OS nodes.
configuration	Manages configuration files.
configure	Enter Configure mode.
coreboot	Installs new core boot software.
crypto	Manages X.509 certificates for the GigaVUE HC Series node’s Web server.
debug	Generates a dump file for use in debugging issues with Gigamon Technical Support.
disable	Exits Enable mode and returns to Standard mode.
email	Configures email and event notification via email.
enable	Enters Enable mode.
exit	Exits Configure mode and returns to Enable mode or logs out of the CLI.
file	Manages TCP and debug dump files on disk.
filter-template	Configures flexible filter templates on GigaVUE‑HC3 and GigaVUE-TA100.
gigasmart	Configures an interface address to a GigaSMART card or node.
gigastream	Configures a GigaStream—a group of ports acting as a single addressable tool port destination or stack-link.
gsgroup	Configures a GigaSMART group consisting of one or more internal GigaSMART ports.
gsop	Configures a GigaSMART operation consisting of one or more advanced processing applications.
gsparams	Configures GigaSMART parameters.
halt	Shuts down the node without powering it off.
hb-profile	Configures a heartbeat profile on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
help	Views a description of the interactive help system.
hostname	Specify the node's hostname. The hostname appears in the system prompt and in SNMP traps.
ib-pathway	Reserved for future use.
image	Manages node software images.
inline-network	Configures an inline network on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
inline-network-group	Configures an inline network group on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
inline-netlag	Configure Inline-Netlag.
inline-serial	Configures an inline tool series on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
inline-tool	Configures an inline tool on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
inline-tool-group	Configures an inline tool group on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
interface	Configures network interfaces.
ip	Configures IP settings for the eth0 Mgmt port.
ipv6	Configures IPv6 settings for the eth0 Mgmt port.
job	Configures scheduled jobs.
ldap	Configures LDAP server settings for authentication.
license	Activates features using license keys. Licensing is used for GigaSMART, Port, or Advanced Features License.
logging	Configures event logging.
map	Configures maps and map rules to manage GigaVUE HC Series traffic distribution.
map-group	Configures map groups for GTP forward listing and GTP flow sampling.
map-passall	Creates a pass-all map to send all traffic on a network port to a tool port irrespective of the other packet distribution in place on the port.
map-scollector	Configures shared collector map parameters.
map-template	Configures a map template.
nhb-profile	Configures a negative heartbeat on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
no	Deletes or clears certain configuration options.
notifications	Configures notification settings.
ntp	Enables and disables the use of NTP, as well as adds NTP servers.
ntpdate	Sets node clock once from a remote server using NTP.
ping	Sends ICMP echo requests to a specified host.
ping6	Sends IPMPv6 echo requests to a specified IPv6 host.
pld	Upgrades programmable logic devices (PLDs) on GigaVUE‑HC3 nodes.
policy	Configures an Active Visibility policy.
port	Configures port type, parameters, and filters.
port-group	Creates a group of ports.
port-pair	Configures a port-pair on a pair of network ports within the same GigaVUE HC Series node. A port-pair is a bidirectional connection in which traffic arriving on one port in the pair is transmitted out the other (and vice-versa) as a pass-through TAP.
ptp	Enables and disables the use of PTP.
radius-server	Configures RADIUS server settings for authentication.
redundancy-profile	Configures an inline redundancy profile on GigaVUE HC Series nodes.
reload (reboot)	Reboots or shuts down the node.
rename	Renames the map alias.
reset	Resets specified portions of the node configuration to their factory states.
serial	Sets options for the serial console port.
sfp	Reserved for future use.
sffp	Configure Subscriber Flow Forwarding Protocol profile
show	Displays configuration and status information for GigaVUE HC Series settings and entities.
sleep	Sleeps for a specified number of seconds.
snmp-server	Configures SNMP settings, including the local SNMP server, notification events, and notification destinations.
spine-link	Configures spine links in a cluster with a leaf and spine architecture.
ssh	Enables and disables SSH access, as well as manages settings.
stack-link	Configures a stack-link between two GigaVUE HC Series nodes in a cluster. Stack-links are used to carry data traffic between nodes in a GigaVUE HC Series cluster.
sync	Enables dynamic control card synchronization for a GigaVUE HC Series node.
system	Changes system settings.
system-health	Configures system health behaviors.
tacacs-server	Configures TACACS+ server settings for authentication.
tcpdump	Display packets on a network.
terminal	Sets terminal parameters, including width and length.
timestamp	Configures the timestamp source.
tool-mirror	Configures a tool-mirror connection between two tool ports. A tool-mirror connection sends all packets arriving on one tool port to a second tool port on the same node.
traceroute	Traces the route packets take to a destination.
tunnel	Reserved for future use.
tunnel-endpoint	Configures a tunnel endpoint, which is a destination for load-balanced traffic from an L2GRE encapsulation tunnel.
tunneled-port	Configures a tunnel port to be used for GigaSMART encapsulation/decapsulation operations.
uboot	Installs new uboot software.
username	Manages user accounts.
vport	Configures a virtual port.
web	Configures the Web server used for GigaVUE‑FM GUI support on the GigaVUE HC Series node.
write	Saves the running configuration to persistent storage.