Command Line Interface
Logging on to a switch
To log on to a switch using a Telnet session, open a command line window on the workstation and enter the Telnet command followed by the switch IP address:
# telnet ip_address
A Telnet window opens prompting you for a login. Enter an account name and password.
To log on to a switch through the serial port, configure the workstation port with the following settings and enter an account name and password when prompted.
Table 41: Workstation port settings
Parameter | Setting |
Baud rate | 9600 bits per second |
Data bits | 8 |
Parity | None |
Stop bits | 1 |
Working with user accounts
Switches come from the factory with the following user account already defined:
Table 42: Predefined user accounts
Account name | Password | Authority |
admin | password | admin |
This user account provides full access to the switch and its configuration. After planning your fabric management needs and creating your own user accounts, consider changing the password for this account. See “Commands” on page 116 for more information about authority levels. See the “User command” on page 171 for information about creating user accounts.
Note: A switch supports a combined maximum of 19 logins or sessions reserved as follows:
■4 logins or sessions for internal applications such as management server and SNMP.
■9 high priority Telnet sessions.
■6 logins or sessions for Switch Manager inband and