Avocent ACS 6000 manual To view and access appliancesettings options

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CLI Appliance Settings Options

This chapter describes the Appliance Settings options. Only administrators and authorized users can access the appliance_settings level. These procedures assume you have logged into the CLI as an administrator and are at the --:- units cli-> prompt.

NOTE: In the tables that show output from the show command, when an option that is followed by an equal sign

(=) is left blank, that option is not assigned a value by default.

To view and access appliance_settings options:

1.Enter cd appliance_settings to navigate to the appliance_settings level.

--:- units cli->cd appliance_settings

--:- appliance_settings cli->

2.Enter show to view the appliance_settings options.

--:- appliance_settings cli-> show appliance_settings

global_settings/ network/ ports/ pluggable_devices/ security/ authentication/ users/

syslog/

event_notifications/ firewall/ ipsec(vpn)/

snmp/

date_and_time/ boot_configuration/ online_help/

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Contents Cyclades ACS FCC Warning Statement Safety and EMC Approvals and MarkingsCanadian DOC Notice Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Power On Table of Contents Port Access and Configuration Examples Appendices Page List of Tables Page Introduction, Navigation and Commands Serial Port Configuration Tasks Performed With the CLI Access Options and How to Log Into the CLITo start the CLI CLI Navigation Units cli-cd appliancesettingsAutocompletion Command only help, pwd Command Line SyntaxParameters Syntax usedHelp CLI Command SetAdd Add a nodeDelete Connect PwdSniff Disconnect ShareExit/quit FtpSet ScpCommit RevertShow/ls Powercycle, poweroff and poweronCycle, on, off, lock and unlock Opiepasswd PasswdExamples Listuser Special Multi-session CommandsKilluser SendmsgUnits cli -cleandbuf overview/appliancedatalogging CleandbufWiz Units cli -inspectdbuf overview/appliancedataloggingEnter set enableipv6=no to disable IPv6 Enter show to view the status of IPv6 configurationEnter set enableipv6=yes to enable IPv6 Enter show to verify the changeEnter commit Page Port Access and Configuration Tasks Where Performed Port Access and Configuration ExamplesTopology Parameters Field Description For Appliance For PowerFor Serial Port Topology Parameters Field Description For Outlets Port Access and Configuration ExamplesConnect to a Device Console Connected to a Serial Port Topology cli-connect 77-77-70-p-2 passwordTo connect to a device console connected to a serial port Port Configuration Examples Manage Power for a Device Connected to an Outlet on a PDUTo set up a console access service CAS port Enter show to view the configuration of port To enable a power management portEnter cd portsettings to configure port Portsettings cli-set portsettings/ serialprofile=casEnter show to verify the configuration Page Enter show to view the appliancesettings options To view and access appliancesettings optionsEnter show to view the available options ApplianceSettings/GlobalSettingsUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/globalsettings Global Settings Options Global Settings Navigation TreeEnter show to view the list of available options ApplianceSettings/NetworkUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/network Network Options Network Navigation TreeNetwork Options Network Navigation Tree CLI Appliance Settings Options Enter show to view the changes To configure a IPv4 or IPv6 static IP addressSettings cli-set ipv4method=static IPv6Hosts Enter show to view the current host settingsTo add a host to the host table Type add then press ReturnHosts cli-cd 172.26.31.164/settings Wiz commandCLI Appliance Settings Options Units cli-cd appliancesettings/ports ApplianceSettings/PortsPorts Options Ports Navigation Tree Enter show. a listing similar to the following appears To enable and assign the Serial profile to a serial portTo configure port profiles To enable and configure the AUX/Modem portUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/ports/casprofile Enter showApplianceSettings/Security ApplianceSettings/Pluggable DevicesUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/pluggabledevices Units cli-cd appliancesettings/securityUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/authentication ApplianceSettings/AuthenticationAuthentication Options Authentication Navigation Tree To add a user and password ApplianceSettings/UsersUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/users Users Options Users Navigation TreeApplianceSettings/EventNotification ApplianceSettings/SyslogApplianceSettings/Firewall Enter show to verify that the new user has been addedUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/ipsecvpn ApplianceSettings/IPSecVPNFirewall Options Firewall Navigation Tree 10 IPSecVPN Options IPSecVPN Navigation TreeUnits cli-cd appliancesettings/snmp ApplianceSettings/SNMP11 Snmp Options Snmp Navigation Tree Units cli-cd appliancesettings/dateandtime ApplianceSettings/Date and Time12 Date and Time Options DateAndTime Navigation Tree Units cli-cd appliancesettings/bootconfiguration ApplianceSettings/Boot ConfigurationSave your settings ApplianceSettings/Online HelpTo set the online help URL Line similar to the following appearsPage Overview Options To view and perform configuration with the Overview optionsPress Tab Tab to display the options Ports Menu Options Level Use this option toOverview Commands Description or Field Enter show to view the Information optionsInformation Options To view and perform Information optionsInformation Options Description Information Options Description To view and kill ActiveSessions Active Sessions InformationFrom the units level CLI prompt, enter cd activesessions Units cli-cd activesessions --activesessionscliTo manage power for a selected outlet Power Management OptionsTo rename a PDU Enter shell. a warning appears followed by the root prompt Connect to the console of the console server as rootAppendix B Technical Support To resolve an issueIndex Page Page 590-770-501B

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