Dell N2000 Series, Configuration Manual

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Switch Feature Overview
System Management Features
Multiple Management Options
You can use any of the following methods to manage the switch:
• Use a web browser to access the Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator
interface. The switch contains an embedded Web server that serves
HTML pages.
• Use a Telnet client, SSH client, or a direct console connection to access
the CLI. The CLI syntax and semantics conform as much as possible to
common industry practice.
• Use a network management system (NMS), like the Dell OpenManage
Network Manager, to manage and monitor the system through SNMP. The
switch supports SNMP v1/v2c/v3 over the UDP/IP transport protocol.
Nearly all switch features support a preconfiguration capability, even when
the feature is not enabled or the required hardware is not present.
Preconfigured capabilities become active only when enabled (typically via an
admin mode control) or when the required hardware is present (or both). For
example, a port can be preconfigured with both trunk and access mode
information. The trunk mode information is applied only when the port is
placed into trunk mode and the access mode information is only applied
when the port is placed into access mode. Likewise, OSPF routing can be
configured in the switch without being enabled on any port. This capability is
present in all of the management options.
System Time Management
You can configure the switch to obtain the system time and date through a
remote Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server, or you can set the time
and date locally on the switch. You can also configure the time zone and
information about time shifts that might occur during summer months. If
you use SNTP to obtain the time, you can require communications between
the switch and the SNTP server to be encrypted.
For information about configuring system time settings, see "Managing
General System Settings" on page 279.