Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 6 Security Commands
telnet6
telnet6
To create a Telnet session using IPv6 on the NX-OS device, use the telnet6 command.
telnet6 {ipv6-address | hostname} [port-number] [vrf vrf-name]
Syntax Description
Command Default Port 23 is the default port. The default VRF is used.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must enable the Telnet server using the telnet server enable command.
To create a Telnet session with IPv4 addressing, use the telnet command.
Examples This example shows how to start a Telnet session using an IPv6 address:
switch# telnet6 2001:0DB8:0:0:E000::F vrf management
Related Commands
ipv6-address IPv6 address of the remote device.
hostname Hostname of the remote device. The name is alphanumeric, case sensitive,
and has a maximum of 64 characters.
port-number (Optional) Port number for the Telnet session. The range is from 1 to 65535.
vrf vrf-name (Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) name to use
for the Telnet session. The name is case sensitive.
Release Modification
4.0(1a)N1(1) This command was introduced.
Command Description
clear line Clears Telnet sessions.
telnet Creates a Telnet session using IPv4 addressing.
telnet server enable Enables the Telnet server.