Commands for Managing the Switch
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
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When specifying a host name or remote IP address, the switch permits only the following characters:
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Alphabetical letters, upper case and lower case (A-Z, a-z)
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Numerals (0-9)
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Period ( . )
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Dash ( - ) Permitted only for host names
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Underscore ( _ ) Permitted only for host names
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Colon ( : )
When naming or configuring an IP address for your network server, remember the requirements listed
above.
Virtual Router Requirements.
The
vr_name
option specifies the name of the virtual router. The valid
virtual router names at system boot-up are VR-Mgmt, VR-Control, and VR-Default; however, you can
only Telnet on VR-Mgmt and VR-Default. On the BlackDiamond 10808 switch, you can also create and
configure your own virtual routers. In ExtremeWare XOS 10.1, the valid virtual routers are VR-0, VR-1,
and VR-2 respectively, and Telnet used VR-0 by default. For more information about virtual routers, see
“
Virtual Routers
” in the
ExtremeWare XOS Concepts Guide
.
Example
The following command starts a Telnet client communication to the host at IP address 123.45.67.8:
telnet 123.45.67.8
The following command starts a Telnet client communication with a host named
sales
:
telnet sales
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 10.1.
Support for the following virtual routers was added in ExtremeWare XOS 11.0: VR-Mgmt and
VR-Default.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
