ALTEON - 5200 Series Appliances Commands
Covered models :
- Alteon 5208
- Alteon 5204
- Alteon 5208XL
- Alteon 5212 (if ACOS 5.x/6.x menu-driven firmware)
- Alteon 5216 (same as above)
CLI Navigation
Help and Assistance
Display help in the current menu:
?
Display detailed menu help:
help
Navigate back one menu level:
..
Navigate back to root menu:
.
Session Management
Exit the current CLI session:
exit
Terminate CLI session and save changes:
save exit
View command history:
history
Display current user:
who
Information Menus
System Information
Enter system info menu:
info/sys
View system version and uptime:
info/sys/version
Display CPU and memory usage:
info/sys/cpu info/sys/mem
Interface and Port Information
Enter interface info menu:
info/port
Display link status:
info/link
Display interface counters:
stats/port
Statistics
Enter statistics menu:
stats
Monitor SLB sessions:
stats/slb
Monitor network traffic:
stats/net
Configuration Menus
Network Configuration
Enter configuration menu:
cfg
Configure Layer 3 interfaces:
cfg/l3/if <interface_number>
Set IP address:
ip address <ip> <netmask>
Enable interface:
no shutdown
Disable interface:
shutdown
Configure VLANs:
cfg/l2/vlan <vlan_id>
Assign interfaces to VLAN:
interface <interface_number> vlan <vlan_id>
Load Balancing Configuration
Configure SLB server:
cfg/slb/server <name> <ip_address>
Configure service group:
cfg/slb/serviceGroup <name> <protocol>
Attach server to service group:
cfg/slb/serviceGroup <name> add <server_name> <port>
Create virtual service:
cfg/slb/virtualServer <name> <vip_ip> <vip_port> <service_group>
Enable virtual service:
cfg/slb/virtualServer <name> enable
Configure health monitor:
cfg/slb/monitor <type> <name> <parameters>
Attach monitor to service group:
cfg/slb/serviceGroup <name> monitor <monitor_name>
User and Authentication Configuration
Add local user:
cfg/user add <username> password <password> role <role>
Delete user:
cfg/user delete <username>
Modify user password:
cfg/user modify <username> password <new_password>
View users:
cfg/user list
Configure RADIUS server:
cfg/radius server <ip_address> key <secret>
Configure TACACS+ server:
cfg/tacacs server <ip_address> key <secret>
Verify authentication:
cfg/auth status
Saving and Applying Configuration
Apply pending changes:
apply
Revert changes not applied:
revert
Save configuration permanently:
save
Load configuration from file:
load <filename>
Diagnostics
Network Diagnostics
Ping a host:
ping <ip_address>
Trace route to a host:
traceroute <ip_address>
Check interface statistics:
stats/port
Monitor active SLB sessions:
stats/slb
System Diagnostics
Check CPU and memory:
info/sys/cpu info/sys/mem
Check system uptime and version:
info/sys/version
Security Concepts
Administrative Access
- Use SSH for CLI access
- Restrict management interfaces to trusted networks
- Enable session timeout
- Use role-based access control
- Disable unused services
HTTPS and Certificates
Enable HTTPS:
cfg/web enable https
Upload trusted certificate:
cfg/web cert import <filename>
ACL and Firewall Rules
Create access-list:
cfg/acl add <acl_id> permit tcp any any eq 80
Apply ACL to interface:
cfg/l3/if <interface_number> acl in <acl_id>
Troubleshooting
Interface Down
Check link:
info/link
Check interface statistics:
stats/port
Enable interface if down:
cfg/l3/if <interface_number> no shutdown
Virtual Service Not Responding
Check service group and servers:
cfg/slb/serviceGroup list cfg/slb/server list
Check virtual service status:
cfg/slb/virtualServer list
Authentication Problems
Verify authentication status:
cfg/auth status
Check configured users:
cfg/user list
Configuration Not Saving
Ensure filesystem has space and permissions:
save
Use apply before save if necessary:
apply save
Useful Links
- https://www.alteonweb.com/products/alteon-application-switch
- https://www.alteonweb.com/support
- https://www.alteonweb.com/documentation
- https://www.alteonweb.com/downloads
- https://community.alteonweb.com
- https://www.alteonweb.com/knowledgebase
