Specifications

4 ExtremeWare XOS 11.0 Concepts Guide
Contents
Chapter 2 Accessing the Switch
Understanding the Command Syntax 27
Syntax Helper 28
Command Shortcuts 28
Modular Switch Numerical Ranges 29
Names 29
Symbols 30
Limits 30
Line-Editing Keys 30
Command History 31
Common Commands 31
Configuring Management Access 33
User Account 33
Administrator Account 33
Default Accounts 34
Creating a Management Account 35
Failsafe Account 35
Domain Name Service Client Services 36
Checking Basic Connectivity 37
Ping 37
Traceroute 38
Chapter 3 Managing the Switch
Overview 39
Understanding the ExtremeWare XOS Shell 40
Configuring the Number of Active Shell Session 40
Configuration File Management 40
Using the Console Interface 41
Using the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port 42
Using Telnet 42
About the Telnet Client 42
About the Telnet Server 43
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet 43
Configuring Switch IP Parameters 43
Configuring Telnet Access to the Switch 45
Disconnecting a Telnet Session 46
Using Trivial File Transfer Protocol 46
Connecting to Another Host Using TFTP 47
Using Secure Shell 2 47