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Appendix B

Command Line Interface
Each SANbox2 switch contains a Telnet server. Thi s server allows a Telnet client
to establish a Telnet session with the switch to retrieve information or to configure
parameters. 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 to a switch.
B.1

Logging On to a Switch

To log on to a switch using Telnet, open a command line window on the
management workstation and enter the Telnet command followed b y the swit ch IP
address:
/> telnet 123.45.67.890
A Telnet window opens prompting you for a SANbox2 login. Enter an account
name and password. 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-3 for more information about authority levels. Refer to the ”User
Command” on page B-59 for information about creating and deleting user
accounts.
Note: The switch supports a combined maximum of 15 logins. This includes
SANbox Manager inband and out-of-band logins, Telnet out-of-band
logins, and SNMP out-of-band logins. Additional logins will be refused.