User's Manual

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Chapter
22
IP Element Manager
In this chapter
•Element Manager overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723
•Element Manager CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723
•Element Manager interface overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725
•Web Management interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741
•Web Management interface troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742
Element Manager overview
The Element Manager allows you to access a device by connecting to its graphical user interface
(GUI), command line interface (CLI), or Web Management interface.
NOTE
You cannot connect to Application products (ServerIron) through the Element Manager.
Element Manager CLI
The Element Manager allows you to access a device by connecting to its command line interface
(CLI) through Telnet (default) or SSH. For a procedure to change from Telnet to SSH, refer to
“Configuring IP communication” on page 171.
NOTE
You must have the Element Manager Read/Write privileges to change the device configuration
through the Element Manager CLI.
NOTE
You must have the Element Manager - Port Config Read/Write privileges to manage specific ports
through the Element Manager CLI.
NOTE
Telnet or SSH access to the device CLI must be enabled on the device.