Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Accessing the IP Element Manager CLI

22 Element Manager CLI

Accessing the IP Element Manager CLI

The Element Manager CLI uses SNMP to query the login authentication type (for example, Telnet Login or Enable Password Login) that the device uses to create the Telnet session token. If SNMP fails, the Element Manager CLI will not work for that device.

To display the Element Manager CLI, complete the following steps.

1.Right-click a device on the Network Objects list or the IP or L2 Topology views and select CLI through Server.

The Element Manager CLI displays and an attempt is made to establish a Telnet session with the credentials configured in your user profile (refer to “Configuring CLI credentials” on page 209). If the user profile credentials are no longer valid, the User Account for Login to Device_IP_Address dialog box displays.

2.Enter the user name and password for login in the appropriate fields.

NOTE

These credentials are only used for the Element Manager CLI login. You should also update these credentials in your user profile. Refer to “Configuring CLI credentials” on page 209.

3.Click OK. The Element Manager CLI displays (Figure 263).

If successful, the Connect button is disabled and the Disconnect button is enabled.

When an active CLI session exists and the device goes offline, the connection terminates and a message “Disconnected IP_Address” displays.

FIGURE 263 Element Manager CLI

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