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SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION & GENERAL COMMANDS
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| user@host% | Unix Shell – enter cli for Operational Mode. | ||
| user@host> | Operational mode | router> | user exec mode |
| Configuration mode | config t | To enter configuration mode.(from privilege mode) | |
| exit | To log out | exit | To Log out |
| show version | To show JUNOS version | sh version | To show IOS Version |
| show system processes extensive | View CPU utilization per process | sh process cpu | View CPU utilization per process |
| show system storage | View free disk space in the router’s file system | dir | View free disk space in the router’s file system |
| show system uptime | To verify how long router has been up | sh version | To verify how long router has been up |
| show chassis forwarding | View how long router components have been up. | sh version, sh diag | View how long router components have been up. |
| show chassis environment | View power supply, fan, and operating temperature | sh environment | View power supply, fan, and operating temperature |
| show chassis hardware | View router hardware and versions | sh version, sh diag | View router hardware and versions |
| show chassis routing-engine | To view memory usage | sh memory sum | View memory usage |
| request system reboot | To reboot router. | reload | To reboot router |
| show ntp associations | Show NTP associations | sh ntp associations | Show NTP associations |
| show ntp status | Show NTP Status | sh ntp status | Show NTP Status |
| show system alarms | View all active alarms on a router | router> | user exec mode |
| show system users | View users logged in to a router | sh users | View users logged in to a router |
| show system connections | View protocols running on router | sh protocols | View routing protocols running on router |
| request system logout username | Log a user out of a router | clear line <line nubmer> | Log a user out of a router |
| command>| no-more | To extend data to end of page for a single command. | term length 0 | To extend data to end of page |
CONFIGURATION
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| configure -or- edit | Enter configuraiton mode | config t | Enter global configuration mode |
| set | Set a value in the configuration. | <command> | Set a value in the configuration. |
| delete | Remove a value from the configuration. | no <command> | Remove a value from the configuration. |
| up -or- exit | Move you back up the config hierchy tree one level | exit | Move you back up the config hierchy tree one level |
| top | Move you to the top of the config hierchy | ||
| edit | Moves you down the hierchy tree. Ex. edit protocols | ||
| disable | Shutdown an interface ‘set interfaces so-0/0/0 disable’ | shutdown | Administratively shutdown an interface. |
| activate | Allows the router to recognize a deactivated interface. | ||
| deactivate | Adds an ‘inactive’ tag to the interface config. | ||
| load override teminal | Close the paste buffer with the Ctrl+D keystroke | Copy and paste configuration | Copy a text configuration into the router. |
| commit | Issue before the router can use any new config | ||
| rollback | To easily restore an old configuration. | ||
| exit -or exit-configuration-mode | Exit configuration mode | Cntrl + Z -or – end | To exit configuration mode |
| run <operational command> | Use any operational command from configuration mode. | do <command> | Enter show commands from configuration mode. |
TROUBLESHOOTING
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| show configuration | View current configuration. | sh running-configuration | View current configuration. |
| show configuration | display set | View the set commands for the configuration | ||
| show class-of-service interface | See most of the CoS configuration for an interface | show policy-map interface | View service-policy applied to interface |
| show log messages | To view router event log entries | sh log | View router event log entries |
| show interfaces | To show ip interface status and config | sh ip interfaces | Show ip interface status and config |
| show interfaces terse | Displays a summary of all interfaces. | sh ip int brief | Displays a summary of all interfaces. |
| show interfaces queue | Displays detailed information on interface queues | show policy-map interface | View service-policy applied to interface. |
| show route | Show all IP routes the router has learned about. | ||
| show route summary | Summary of all routing information | sh ip route summary | Summary of all routing information |
| show route forwarding-table | View the current IP forwarding table. | show ip route | View the current IP forwarding table. |
| show route 10.0.0.0/8 detail | View detailed route information. | ||
| clear interfaces statistics all | Clear all statistics | clear counters | Reset all stats. |
| clear interfaces statistics se-0/0/0 | Clear statistics | clear counters Serial O | Reset data stats under interfaces or pvcs |
| clear ip route * | Clear routing table | ||
| request support information | System diagnostic info for Juniper | show tech | System diagnostic info for Cisco |
BGP
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| show bgp summary | Check the status of BGP peers. | sh ip bgp summary | Check the status of BGP peers. |
| show bgp neighbor | View detailed informations about each BGP peer | sh ip bgp neighbor | View detailed informations about each BGP peer |
| show route advertising-protocol | View BGP routes advertised to a neighbor | sh ip bgp neighbor advertised | View BGP routes advertised to a peer |
| show route receive-protocol bgp | View BGP routes received from a peer | sh ip bgp neighbor received | View BGP routes received from a peer |
| show route protocol bgp (detail) | View BGP routes w/BGP attributes. | sh ip bgp | View BGP routes w/BGP attributes. |
| clear bgp neighbor x.x.x.x | Reset BGP neighbor session | clear ip bgp * | Reset BGP neighbor session |
IS-IS
JUNIPER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show isis interface (detail) | View IS-IS interface parameters. | sh clns interface | View IS-IS interface parameters. |
| show isis adjacency | View IS-IS neighbor status | sh clns neighbor | View IS-IS neighbor status |
| show isis database | View IS-IS Database | sh isis database | View IS-IS Database |
| show route protocol isis | Command to view all IS-IS routes. | sh ip route isis | Command to view all IS-IS routes. |
OSPF
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| show ospf neighbor | View OSPF neighbor status | sh ip ospf neighbor | View OSPF neighbor status |
| show ospf database | View OSPF database | sh ip ospf database | View OSPF database |
| show ospf interface (detail) | View OSPF interface parameters. | sh ip ospf interface | View OSPF interface parameters. |
| show route protocol ospf | Command to view all OSPF routes. | sh ip route ospf | Command to view all OSPF routes |
MPLS
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| show mpls interface | |||
| show mpls lsp | View all ingress, transit, and egress LSPs | sh mpls ldp bindings (detail) | View all ingress, transit, and egress LSPs |
| show mpls lsp ingress (extensive) | View LSP status | ||
| show mpls lsp transit (extensive) | View LSP status | ||
| show mpls lsp egress (extensive) | View LSP status | ||
| show rsvp interface | View interface RSVP information | sh ip rsvp interface | View interface RSVP information |
| show route table inet.3 | View egress address for all operational LSPs |
MULTICAST
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| show multicast route | Displays information about active groups and sources | sh ip mroute | Displays information about active groups and sources |
| show route table inet.1 | Displays information about active groups and sources | sh ip mroute | Displays information about active groups and sources |
| show pim bootstrap | Verify the bootstrap router | sh ip pim bsr-router | Verify the bootstrap router |
| sshow pim join extensive | Display info about known groups, sources, & interfaces | sh ip igmp groups | Display info about known groups, sources, & interfaces |
| show pim rps | Verify the RP | sh ip pim rp | Verify the RP |
| show pim neighbors | Verify PIM neighbor establishment | sh ip pim neighbor | Verify PIM neighbor establishment |
FIREWALL FILTERS
JUNIPER COMMAND | DESCRIPTION | CISCO COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| show firewall | View counters and stats for all filters | sh access-lists | View access-list counters |
| clear firewall | Clear filter stats | clear ip access-list counters | Clear access-list counters |
| show interfaces filters | View filters configured on all interfaces | sh ip interfaces | View access-list applied to interface |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Founder of AAR TECHNOSOLUTIONS, Rashmi is an evangelist for IT and technology. With more than 12 years in the IT ecosystem, she has been supporting multi domain functions across IT & consultancy services, in addition to Technical content making.
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