Administrator Guide

Chapter 1: About this Guide.........................................................................................................25
Audience.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Conventions........................................................................................................................................................................25
Related Documents...........................................................................................................................................................25
Chapter 2: Configuration Fundamentals...................................................................................... 26
Accessing the Command Line........................................................................................................................................ 26
CLI Modes........................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Navigating CLI Modes................................................................................................................................................ 28
The do Command.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Undoing Commands...........................................................................................................................................................31
Obtaining Help.................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Entering and Editing Commands................................................................................................................................... 32
Command History..............................................................................................................................................................33
Filtering show Command Outputs.................................................................................................................................33
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode..........................................................................................................................34
Chapter 3: Getting Started..........................................................................................................35
Console Access..................................................................................................................................................................35
Serial Console...............................................................................................................................................................35
Accessing the CLI Interface and Running Scripts Using SSH................................................................................36
Default Configuration....................................................................................................................................................... 37
Configuring a Host Name................................................................................................................................................ 37
Accessing the System Remotely................................................................................................................................... 37
Configure the Management Port IP Address....................................................................................................... 38
Configure a Management Route..............................................................................................................................38
Configuring a Username and Password................................................................................................................. 38
Configuring the Enable Password................................................................................................................................. 39
Configuration File Management.....................................................................................................................................39
Copy Files to and from the System........................................................................................................................ 39
Mounting an NFS File System..................................................................................................................................40
Save the Running-Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 41
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario.............................................................................................42
Viewing Files................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Managing the File System............................................................................................................................................... 43
Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option..................................................................... 44
View Command History................................................................................................................................................... 45
Upgrading Dell Networking OS...................................................................................................................................... 45
Using HTTP for File Transfers....................................................................................................................................... 45
Using Hashes to Validate Software Images........................................................................................................45
Chapter 4: Management.............................................................................................................. 47
Configuring Privilege Levels............................................................................................................................................47
Removing a Command from EXEC Mode..............................................................................................................48
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