Q-Logic SANBOX2-8C/16 manual Command Line Interface, Logging On to a Switch

Appendix A

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

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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.

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