20ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Using This Book

This guide contains information for every command for the platforms

 

listed at the beginning of this chapter. It includes specific information

 

about command syntax, field descriptions, default values, and the

 

possible range of values. Some command descriptions include a section

 

called “Important Considerations” that contains additional information

 

to be aware of when using the command. Where appropriate, examples

 

help you to understand the commands.

 

This guide does not contain troubleshooting information or instructional

 

material about why or when to use a particular command. For

 

information about troubleshooting and networking tasks, see the

 

Implementation Guide that is shipped with your system on a CD-ROM.

 

 

Finding Specific

Use this chart to help you find information about specific tasks:

Information

in This Guide

If you are looking for information about

Turn to

 

 

System administration and configuration tasks

Part I: Getting Started

Using command abbreviations

 

Summary of commands for all platforms

 

 

 

Displaying the system or module configuration

Part II: System-Level

Using the snapshot feature

Functions

 

Baselining statistics

 

Configuring system parameters, such as name, date/time,

 

and passwords

 

Configuring system security

 

Establishing system access through a Web browser

 

Saving, restoring, and resetting nonvolatile data

 

Running scripts of Console tasks

 

 

 

Setting up the system for out-of-band management access

Part III: Establishing

through serial ports or using IP and setting up SNMP

Management Access

Administering the IP management interface

 

Configuring SNMP community strings

 

Administering trap reporting

 

 

 

Administering Ethernet ports

Part IV: Physical Port

Displaying statistics for and labelling Ethernet ports

Parameters

 

Administering Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ports

 

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