Service Manual

Contents
1 About this Guide.................................................................................................................................................... 33
Audience.....................................................................................................................................................................33
Conventions.............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Related Documents................................................................................................................................................. 33
2 Configuration Fundamentals..............................................................................................................................34
Accessing the Command Line...............................................................................................................................34
CLI Modes.................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Navigating CLI Modes........................................................................................................................................36
The do Command....................................................................................................................................................38
Undoing Commands............................................................................................................................................... 39
Obtaining Help..........................................................................................................................................................39
Entering and Editing Commands..........................................................................................................................40
Command History.................................................................................................................................................... 41
Filtering show Command Outputs....................................................................................................................... 41
Example of the grep Keyword..........................................................................................................................41
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode.................................................................................................................42
3 Getting Started...................................................................................................................................................... 43
Console Access........................................................................................................................................................ 44
Serial Console..................................................................................................................................................... 44
Accessing the CLI Interface and Running Scripts Using SSH..........................................................................45
Entering CLI commands Using an SSH Connection...................................................................................45
Executing Local CLI Scripts Using an SSH Connection..............................................................................45
Default Configuration..............................................................................................................................................46
Configuring a Host Name.......................................................................................................................................46
Accessing the System Remotely...........................................................................................................................46
Accessing the System Remotely..................................................................................................................... 46
Configure the Management Port IP Address................................................................................................47
Configure a Management Route.....................................................................................................................47
Configuring a Username and Password........................................................................................................ 47
Configuring the Enable Password........................................................................................................................ 48
Configuration File Management........................................................................................................................... 48
Copy Files to and from the System................................................................................................................ 48
Mounting an NFS File System.......................................................................................................................... 49
Save the Running-Configuration.....................................................................................................................51
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario......................................................................................51
Viewing Files.........................................................................................................................................................51
Compressing Configuration Files....................................................................................................................52
Managing the File System....................................................................................................................................... 55
Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option.............................................................55
View Command History..........................................................................................................................................56
Upgrading Dell Networking OS.............................................................................................................................56
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