HP Fabric Clustering System HP-UX Administrator's Guide, March 2008

Switch Administration and Management............................................................................................73
CLI Overview..................................................................................................................................74
Using the CLI...................................................................................................................................74
Starting A CLI Session................................................................................................................74
Entering CLI Modes...................................................................................................................75
Exiting CLI Modes......................................................................................................................76
Using Command Completion ...................................................................................................76
Command Abbreviation............................................................................................................77
Quick Help.................................................................................................................................77
Command-Line Editing..............................................................................................................78
Exiting the CLI Session...............................................................................................................79
Specifying the Card/Port ...........................................................................................................79
Card/Port pairs......................................................................................................................80
Ranges...................................................................................................................................80
Lists.......................................................................................................................................80
The “all” Keyword................................................................................................................80
Advanced Switch Setup...................................................................................................................81
Configuring the System Hostname............................................................................................81
Testing Network Connectivity ..................................................................................................81
Pinging an IP address...........................................................................................................81
Setting User Levels and Passwords............................................................................................82
Logging Onto the System ..........................................................................................................82
Logging On Through the CLI...............................................................................................82
Logging On Through SNMP ................................................................................................82
Managing the Switch..................................................................................................................82
Management Methods..........................................................................................................83
Managing Through the CLI .................................................................................................83
Configuration, Image, and Log Files...............................................................................................84
Configuration, Image, and Log File Overview..........................................................................84
Upgrading Image Files...............................................................................................................85
Understanding the Upgrade Process....................................................................................85
Image Upgrade Procedure Summary...................................................................................85
1. Set-Up the Hardware Connection ....................................................................................85
2. Check the Image Version...................................................................................................86
3. Copy/Download the Image...............................................................................................87
4. Install a New Image ..........................................................................................................88
5. Specify a New Boot Image ...............................................................................................89
6. Reboot the System ............................................................................................................90
Deleting System Images and Image Files.............................................................................90
Troubleshooting an Image Upgrade.....................................................................................90
File Management........................................................................................................................91
Listing Configuration, Image, and Log Files.............................................................................91
Viewing Configuration Files......................................................................................................91
Viewing Log Files.......................................................................................................................91
Saving Configuration Files.........................................................................................................92
Saving for System Reboot ..........................................................................................................92
Saving the Backup Configuration..............................................................................................92
Specifying the Configuration to Use at System Reboot ............................................................92
Specify a New Boot Image Through the CLI........................................................................92
Saving and Copying Files...........................................................................................................93
Download and Upload Capabilities.....................................................................................93
The copy Command..............................................................................................................93
Downloading Files to the System ..............................................................................................94
Deleting Configuration, Image, and Log Files...........................................................................94
Deleting Configuration Files.................................................................................................95
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