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Accessing the SmartWare Command Line Interface
6 ACCESSING THE SMARTWARE
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE
The Inalp SmartNode products are engineered for operator network deployment, which means an
emphasis on remote management and volume deployment. SmartNode management and
configuration is therefore based on IP network connectivity. Once a SmartNode is connected to, and
addressable in, an IP network then all configuration, management and maintenance tasks can be
performed remotely.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Introduction
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Warning
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Accessing the SmartWare Command Line Interface Task List
6.1 Introduction
This section describes the procedures for entering SmartWare commands via the command line
interface (CLI), to obtain help, to change operator mode and to terminate a session. You can access a
SmartNode in either of two ways:
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Directly, via the console port using a terminal directly connected to a SmartNode
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Remotely, via the IP network using a Telnet application
The ports available for connection and their labels are shown for each SmartNode model in the
SmartNode
Hardware Configuration Guide
.
Remember that the CLI supports a command history and command completion. By scrolling with
the Up and Down Arrow keys, you can find many of your previously entered commands. Another
timesaving tool is command completion. If you type part of a command and then press the “Tab”
key, the SmartWare shell will present you with either the remaining portion of the command or a list
of possible commands. These features have been described in Chapter 5, “Command Line Interface”.
6.2 Warning
Although SmartWare supports concurrent sessions via Telnet or the console port, we do not
recommend working with more than one session to configure a specific SmartNode.
6.3 Accessing the SmartWare Command Line Interface
Task List
The basic tasks involved in accessing the SmartWare command line interface are described in the
following sections. Depending on your application scenario, some tasks are mandatory while others
could be optional.
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Accessing via the Console Port
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Accessing via a Telnet Session
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Log On to SmartWare
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Selecting a Secure Password
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Configure Operators and Administrators
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Displaying the CLI Version
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Display Account Information
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Switching to another log-in Account
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