JUNOS-to-Cisco IOS/XR Command Reference

Here are some very useful command references when moving between JUNOS and Cisco IOS/XR:

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 priveledge 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
show system users	View users logged in to a router	sh users	View users logged in to a router
show system connetions	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	Log a user out of a router
| 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.		Set a value in the configuration.
delete	Remove a value from the configuration.	no	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	Opens a paste buffer in the CLI. 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	Use any operational command from configuration mode.	do	Enter show commands from configuration mode.

Troubleshooting

General

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 on an	clear counters Serial0	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 bgp	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 Command	Description	Cisco Command	Description
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
show 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