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BLADE OS 5.0 Command Reference
BMD00142, November 2009 Chapter 1: The Command Line Interface
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The following SSH clients have been tested:
 OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-3ubuntu1
 SecureCRT 5.0 (Van Dyke Technologies, Inc.)
 Putty beta 0.60
Note – The BLADE OS implementation of SSH supports both versions 1.5 and 2.0 and supports
SSH client version 1.5 - 2.x.
Using SSH to Access the Switch
Once the IP parameters are configured and the SSH service is enabled on the G8124 (it is disabled
by default), you can access the command line interface using an SSH connection.
To establish an SSH connection with the switch, run the SSH program on your workstation by
issuing the SSH command, followed by the switch IP address:
If SecurID authentication is required, use the following command:
You will then be prompted to enter your user name and password.
Accessing the Switch
To enable better switch management and user accountability, three levels or classes of user access
have been implemented on the G8124. Levels of access to CLI, Web management functions, and
screens increase as needed to perform various switch management tasks. Conceptually, access
classes are defined as follows:
 User interaction with the switch is completely passive—nothing can be changed on the G8124.
Users may display information that has no security or privacy implications, such as switch
statistics and current operational state information.
 Operators can only effect temporary changes on the G8124. These changes will be lost when
the switch is rebooted/reset. Operators have access to the switch management features used for
daily switch operations. Because any changes an operator makes are undone by a reset of the
switch, operators cannot severely impact switch operation.
>> # ssh <switch IP address>
>> # ssh -1 ace <switch IP address>