Reference Guide

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Control and Monitoring
This chapter contains the commands to configure and monitor the system, including Telnet, file transfer
protocol (FTP), and trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) as they apply to the S5000 switch.
NOTE: The enable xfp-power-updates command was deprecated for the S5000. This
command was replaced by the enable optic-info-update interval command to update
information on temperature and power monitoring in the simple network management protocol
(SNMP) management information base (MIB).
asf-mode
Enable Alternate Store and Forward (ASF) mode and forward packets as soon as a threshold is reached.
S5000
Syntax
asf-mode stack-unit {unit-number | all} queue size
To return to standard Store and Forward mode, use the no asf-mode stack
unit
command.
Parameters
stack-unit unit-
number
Enter the keywords stack-unit followed by the stack-unit
number to reset. The range is from 0 to 11. Enter all to
reset all the stack-units.
NOTE: The S5000 commands accept Unit ID numbers 0
to 11, although the S5000 supports stacking of up to six
units with Dell Networking OS version 9.0(1.3).
queue size Enter the queue size of the stack member. The range is from
0 to 15.
Defaults Not configured
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
You must save the configuration and reload the system to implement ASF. When
you enter the command, the system sends a message stating that the new mode is
enabled when the system reloads.
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