Dell BigIron RX Series, Configuration Manual

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Getting Familiar With the BigIron RX Series Switch
Management Applications
How to manage BigIron RX Series switch
This chapter describes the different applications you can use to manage the BigIron RX Series
Switch. The BigIron RX Series Switch supports the same management applications as other
Brocade devices.
As with other Brocade devices, you can manage a BigIron RX Series Switch using any of the
following applications:
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Command Line Interface (CLI) – a text-based interface accessible directly from a PC or terminal
attached to the management module’s serial (Console) port or 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet
(management) port, or from a Telnet connection to the PC or terminal.
•
Web management interface – A GUI-based management interface accessible through an HTTP
(web browser) connection.
•
IronView Network Manager or Brocade Network Advisor– An optional SNMP-based standalone
network management system.
The following section describes how to log on to these applications.
Logging on through the CLI
Once an IP address is assigned to the BigIron RX Series Switch’s management port, you can access
the CLI through a PC or terminal attached to the management module’s serial (Console) port or
10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet (management) port, or from a Telnet or SSH connection to the PC or
terminal.
You can initiate a local Telnet, SSH or SNMP connection by specifying the management port’s IP
address.
The commands in the CLI are organized into the following levels:
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User EXEC – Lets you display information and perform basic tasks such as pings and
traceroutes.
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Privileged EXEC – Lets you use the same commands as those at the User EXEC level plus
configuration commands that do not require saving the changes to the system-config file.
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CONFIG – Lets you make configuration changes to the device. To save the changes across
software reloads and system resets, you need to save them to the system-config file. The
CONFIG level contains sub-levels for individual ports, for VLANs, for routing protocols, and other
configuration areas.