Force10 Networks S2410s manual Chapter Sftos Overview

Chapter 1 SFTOS Overview

The SFTOS software loaded in every S-Series switch has two purposes:

•Assist attached hardware in switching frames, based on Layer 2, 3, or 4 information contained in the frames.

•Provide a complete device management portfolio to the network administrator.

Switch Management Options

SFTOS 2.4.1 on the S2410 provides the network administrator with a choice of management methods:

•VT100 interface: You can access the SFTOS command line interface (CLI) through either the console port on the switch or through a management IP address configured on the dedicated Ethernet Management port and/or the management VLAN). This book focuses on the syntax of the commands that you use in the CLI.

Note: When configuring a device by use of a configuration file, the maximum number of configuration file command lines is 2000.

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): Force10 Networks provides Force10 Management System (FTMS), a graphical network management software product that provides a global view of your complete Force10 network. FTMS includes Node Manager, which not only provides GUI-based device management, it also includes the ability to execute CLI commands, either individually from Node Manager or by having Node Manager open a Telnet window to the device.

•SFTOS Web User Interface (Web UI): See Chapter 4, Using the Web User Interface.

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