IPS CLI has the following command modes:
privileged EXEC?Entered when you log in to the CLI interface.
global configuration?Entered from privileged EXEC mode by typing configure terminal.
The command prompt is sensor# .
service mode configuration?Entered from global configuration mode by typing service service-name.
The command prompt is clock configuration , where sensor# show c is the first three characters of the service name.
multi-instance service mode?Entered from global configuration mode by typing service service-name log-instance-name.
The command prompt is sensor# where sensor# CONFigure is the first three characters of the log instance name. The only multi-instance services in the system are signature definition and event action rules.
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps4077/products_command_reference_chapter09186a00804a8284.html