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Remote Management
You can manage remote switches as easily as you manage the local switch a terminal is connected to. From a terminal connected to any port (with either USER or MANAGER privilege), enter the command:
TELNET ipadd
to Telnet to the remote switch, specifying the remote switch’s IP address.
For information about how to set routes and on how you assign an IP address to your switch, see “Setting Routes” on page 15 and “Assigning an IP Address” on page 14.
If the connection is successful, a login prompt from the remote switch is displayed. Login using a login name that has been defined with MANAGER privilege (such as the default MANAGER login name), and enter the password.
To return to the local switch and terminate the connection, enter the command:
LOGOFF
For more information about using Telnet, see the Terminal Server chapter in the
AT-8700XL Series Software Reference.
Storing Files in FLASH Memory
When you purchase the switch, the switch software release, the online help files, and a default configuration file are stored in FLASH memory, where they are saved even if the switch is powered down. You will use the FLASH memory to store updated software releases or patches, and files that record the switch’s configuration. FLASH memory is like a flat file system, with no subdirectories.
The switch also has Random Access Memory (RAM). The switch software uses RAM to run the switch. When you enter commands to configure the switch these commands affect the dynamic configuration in RAM.
FLASH memory is like a flat file system, with no subdirectories.
File names of up to 16 characters long, with extensions of 3 characters (DOS
16.3format), are supported on the switch. However, files on the switch are stored in FLASH using the DOS 8.3 format of 8 characters long, with extensions of 3 characters. For example, the file extralongfilenam.cfg may be saved as extral~1.cfg in the FLASH File System. Therefore, files can be accessed via two file names, either of which can be used for file management.
A translation table, named longname.lfn, converts file names between DOS
16.3format and DOS 8.3 format. To reconcile file names the switch consults the translation table which is synchronised with file contents in memory. For more information about working with files see the Working With Files section, Operation chapter,
To display the files in FLASH, enter the command:
SHOW FILE
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