Which CLI do you use to configure Cumulus Linux in current versions?
Why A is the answer
NVUE
NVUE is the object-oriented configuration interface on Cumulus Linux.
In detail
- NVUE is the CLI for current Cumulus Linux versions.
- It is an object-oriented interface.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
An engineer configures a Cumulus Linux switch with NVUE commands.
See it in different ways
flowchart LR A["nv set"] --> B["Pending revision"] B --> C["nv config diff"] C --> D["nv config apply"] D --> E["Saved by auto save, or nv config save"]
stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Pending: nv set Pending --> Reviewed: nv config diff Reviewed --> Applied: nv config apply Applied --> Saved: auto save, or nv config save Saved --> [*]
flowchart LR S0["nv set"] --> S1["nv config diff"] --> S2["nv config apply"]
Key point: NVUE configures Cumulus Linux.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. NCLU
- NCLU is the older CLI.
- C. ONIE
- ONIE installs a switch OS.
- D. cmsh
- cmsh manages BCM.