Enterasys Networks D2G124-12, D2G124-12P telnet, Managing Switch Configuration and Files

telnet

D-Series CLI Reference 2-39

telnet

UsethiscommandtostartaTelne tconnectiontoaremotehost.TheD‐Seriesswitchallowsatotal

offourinboundand/oroutboundTeln etsessiontorunsimultaneously.

Syntax

telnet host [port]

Parameters

Defaults

Ifnotspecified,thedefaultportnumber23willbeused.

Mode

Switchcommand,read‐write.

Example

ThisexampleshowshowtostartaTeln etsessiontoahostat10.21.42.13:

D2(su)->telnet 10.21.42.13

Managing Switch Configuration and Files

Thedefaultstateofconfigurationpersistencemodeis“auto,”whichmeansthatwhenCLI

configurationcommandsareentered,orwhenaconfigurationfilestoredontheswitchis

executed,theconfigurationissavedtoNVRAMautomaticallyatthefollowingintervals:

•Onastandaloneunit,theconfigurationischeckedeverytwominutesandsavediftherehas

beenachange.

•Onastack,theconfigurationissavedacrossthestackevery30minutesiftherehasbeena

change.

IfyouwanttosavearunningconfigurationtoNVRAMmoreoftenthantheautomaticintervals,

executethesaveconfigcommandandwaitforthesystemprompttoreturn.Aftertheprompt

returns,theconfigurationwillbepersistent.

Youcanchangethepersistencemodefrom“auto”to“manual”withthesetsnmppersistmode

command.Ifthepersistencemodeissetto“manual,”configurationcommandswillnotbe

automaticallywrittentoNVRAM.Althoughtheconfigurationcommandswillactivelymodifythe

runningconfiguration,theywillnotpersistacrossaresetunlessthesaveconfigcommandhas

beenexecuted.

host SpecifiesthenameorIPaddressoftheremotehost.

port (Optional)Specifiestheserverportnumber.

Note: When your device is configured for manual SNMP persistence mode, and you attempt to

change the boot system image, the device will not prompt you to save changes or warn you that

changes will be lost.