Nortel Passport 8310 CLI mode

[smahajan]

After doing a soft reset of the switch, I am getting the following prompt when I telnet into it.

Passport-8310:5/config/tacacs#

I cannot run most of the commands in this prompt. I cannot go into the privileged mode either. I type "Enable" and it says "command not supported".

How do I go back to the normal CLI mode?


Please help

 

[Bas1234]

I dont know anything about a passport but i think this link will help you.


CLI Commands:

http://www116.nortel.com/docs/bvdoc/passport_8300/doc_pdf/317360-B_00.pdf

General info:

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=DOCUMENTATION&poid=13321&sort=3&sortDir=ASC&page=4

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[andy88]

From CLI to NNCLI
#conf boot flags nncli true
#save boot
#boot

From NNCLI to CLI
#no boot flags nncli
#exit
#save boot
#boot

Have you enabled TACACS on the switch? if so try disabling it or checking what level your are being logged in on. Its possible you are coming in with a rw level which is preventing you from entering enable mode.

 

[smahajan]

I am logged in with the level = rwa and password = rwa
I did a soft reset of the switch followed by a hard reset. It is still in the same mode. I checked and made sure that TACACS is disabled.
When I telnet into the switch and login as rwa, it takes me to the following mode:-
Passport-8310:5#

When I type "config terminal" it takes me to the following mode:-

Passport-8310:5/config/tacacs#

The enable command does not work. Neither do the other commands like CTRL Z.
Also, instead of typing exit to go one level up, I have to type the back command.

 

[curtismo]

As Andy88 said, I think you are in the old CLI mode and you need to enable NNCLI.

Do a "show bootflags" command and see if it shows the current NNCLI state (true or false).

 

[smahajan]

This is what I get when I do a "show boot flags" command

Passport-8310:5/config# show boot flags
flags autoboot true
flags daylight-saving-time false
flags debugmode false
flags debug-config false
flags factorydefaults false
flags ftpd false
flags jumboframe false
flags nncli true
flags nocheck-sw-version true
flags logging true
flags reboot true
flags rlogind false
flags savetostandby false
flags block-snmp false
flags sshd false
flags telnetd true
flags tftpd false
flags trace-logging false
flags verify-config false
flags wdt true
Passport-8310:5/config# config t
Passport-8310:5/config/tacacs#

 

[andy88]

You are definitely in CLI mode as config t takes you to the config tacacs prompt.

from the show boot it looks like it should be booting into the nncli.

What does your boot file say?

"more boot.cfg"

If the same try the following to see if its a corruption of the boot file.
"conf boot flag nncli false"
"save boot"
"boot -y"

"conf boot flag nncli true"
"save boot"
"boot -y"

Alternatively just use the CLI mode. Its just as good as nncli which was brought in to help ex cisco bods....