User's Manual

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Appendix B
Command Line Interface
The command line interface (CLI) enables you to perform a variety of fabric and
switch management tasks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. This
section describes the following:
 Logging on to a switch
 User accounts
 Working with switch configurations
 Commands
B.1
Logging On to a Switch
To log on to a switch using Telnet, open a command line window on the
workstation and enter the Telnet command followed by the switch IP address:
# telnet ip_address
A Telnet window opens prompting you for a login. Enter an account name and
password.
To log on to a switch through the serial port, configure the workstation port with the
following settings:
 9600 baud
 8-bit character
 1 stop bit
 No parity
Enter an account name and password when prompted.
B.2
User Accounts
Switches come from the factory with the following user account already defined:
Account name: admin
Password: password
Authority: Admin
This user account provides full access to the switch and its configuration. After
planning your fabric management needs and creating your own user accounts,
consider changing the password for this account. Refer to ”Commands” on
page B-5 for more information about authority levels. Refer to the ”User
Command” on page B-86 for information about creating user accounts.