I'm guessing that the distinction is historical. If I remember correctly, the original lower ended switches were developed at Kalpana and were menu driven. The higher ended switches were developed at Crescendo and used a set based CLI. Cisco acquired both companies and proceeded to rename both operating systems IOS. Subsequently Cisco added the CLI option to the lower ended switches so now both switching families have CLI capabilities.
Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > Steve Ringley wrote: > > > > As you have seen from the replies this is rather fluid. Many > > of the > > traditionally set-based switches are now getting software > > updates that > > convert them to IOS switches. What may be important here that > > seems to be > > missing from the discussion so far is that my CiscoPress > > CCNP/DP study > > material generally equated CLI to Set-Based, not IOS. > > I find that hard to believe. Command line interface (CLI) is a generic term > for a user interface that requires a user to type commands. Examples include > DOS, UNIX, VMS, IOS, and Cisco's SET-based OS for switches. > > Priscilla > > > > > ""Bill"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I have a simple question. > > > > I am confused about hearing about these three things: > > 1) IOS-BASED SWITCHES > > 2) CLI-BASED SWITCHES > > 3) SET-BASED SWITCHES > > > > Now, can somebody very accurately classify what these mean and > > categorise > > the common switches into the three groups? > > > > Im not even sure if there are 3 groups or only 2. If its 2, > > then it means > > that two of the above groups mean one and the same. > > > > Thank You > > Bill Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=61869&t=61830 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
