Switch between operational and configuration modes in the PAN-OS CLI to perform different
types of commands and configurations.
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The CLI provides two command modes:
Operational—Use
operational mode to view information about the firewall and the
traffic running through it or to view information about Panorama
or a Log Collector. Additionally, use operational mode commands
to perform operations such as restarting, loading a configuration,
or shutting down. When you log in, the CLI opens in operational
mode.
Configuration—Use configuration mode to view and modify the configuration, configuration
commands will require committing the proposed configuration.
Both modes have different command sets and have different workflows and purposes associated with
them, however both can be combined to perform complex operations to configure and
view information about your systems remotely, other ways of interacting with the
firewall such as using the XML API have a similar separation. To explore the
different commands, you can
Find a CLI Command. You can switch between
operational and configuration modes at any time, as follows: