Q-Logic SB2A-16B manual Command Line Interface, Logging On to a Switch, User Accounts, Appendix B

Appendix B

Command Line Interface

The command line interface (CLI) enables you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. This section describes the following:

„Logging on to a switch

„User accounts

„Working with switch configurations

„Commands

B.1

Logging On to a Switch

To log on to a switch using Telnet, 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:

„9600 baud

„8-bit character

„1 stop bit

„No parity

Enter an account name and password when prompted.

B.2

User Accounts

Switches come from the factory with the following user account already defined:

Account name: admin

Password: password

Authority: 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. Refer to ”Commands” on page B-5for more information about authority levels. Refer to the ”User Command” on page B-86for information about creating user accounts.

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