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Control and Monitoring
This chapter contains the commands to configure and monitor the system, including Telnet, file transfer
protocol (FTP), and trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP).
NOTE: This command replaces the enable optic-info-update interval command to
update information on temperature and power monitoring in the simple network management
protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB).

asf-mode

Enable the transmission of Alternate Store and Forward (ASF) packets as soon as a threshold is reached.
Z9500
Syntax asf-mode linecard {slot-id | all}
To return to standard Store and Forward mode, use the no asf-mode linecard
command.
Parameters linecard slot-id Enter the slot ID of a Z9500 line card. The range of slot IDs is
from 0 to 2. Enter all to enable ASF mode on all line cards
on the switch.
Defaults Not configured
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
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