Administrator Guide

Configuration Fundamentals

The Dell Networking Operating System (OS) command line interface (CLI) is a text-based interface you can

use to configure interfaces and protocols.

The CLI is structured in modes for security and management purposes. Different sets of commands are

available in each mode, and you can limit user access to modes using privilege levels.

In Dell Networking OS, after you enable a command, it is entered into the running configuration file. You can

view the current configuration for the whole system or for a particular CLI mode. To save the current

configuration, copy the running configuration to another location. For more information, refer to Save the

Running-Configuration.

NOTE

: You can use the chassis management controller (CMC) out-of-band management interface to

access and manage an Aggregator using the Dell Networking OS command-line reference. For more

information about how to access the CMC to configure an Aggregator, refer to the Dell Chassis

Management Controller (CMC) User’s Guide on the Dell Support website at http://support.dell.com/

support/edocs/systems/pem/en/index.htm

NOTE: You can also perform some of the configurations using the Web GUI - Dell Blade IO Manager. For

more information, see the Dell Blade IO Manager Online Help.

Topics:

• Accessing the Command Line

• CLI Modes

• The do Command

• Undoing Commands

• Obtaining Help

• Entering and Editing Commands

• Command History

• Filtering show Command Outputs

• Multiple Users in Configuration Mode

Accessing the Command Line

Access the command line through a serial console port or a Telnet session (Logging into the System using

Telnet). When the system successfully boots, enter the command line in EXEC mode.

Logging into the System using Telnet

telnet 172.31.1.53

Trying 172.31.1.53...

Connected to 172.31.1.53.

Escape character is '^]'.

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