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Switch Features
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) to manage and monitor the
system through SNMP. The switch supports SNMP v1/v2c/v3 over the
UDP/IP transport protocol.
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 271.
Log Messages
The switch maintains in-memory log messages as well as persistent logs. You
can also configure remote logging so that the switch sends log messages to a
remote log server. You can also configure the switch to send log messages to a
configured SMTP server. This allows you to receive the log message in an e-
mail account of your choice. Switch auditing messages, CLI command
logging, Web logging, and SNMP logging can be enabled or disabled.
For information about configuring system logging, see "Monitoring and
Logging System Information" on page 235.