Owner's Manual

Using the CLI 53
• Key-Chain —Identifies a group of keys. The Global Configuration mode command key-chain
is used to enter the key-chain configuration mode.
• Global Configuration mode command
interface ip is used to enter the Interface IP
Configuration mode.
Starting the CLI
The switch can be managed over a direct connection to the switch console port, or via a Telnet
connection. The switch can also be managed via an out-of-band (OOB) management port. The
switch is managed by entering command keywords and parameters at the prompt. Using the switch
command-line interface (CLI) is very similar to entering commands on a UNIX system.
If access is via a Telnet connection, ensure that the device has an IP address defined, that
corresponding management access is granted, and that the workstation used to access the device is
connected to the device prior to beginning using CLI commands.
NOTE: The following steps are for use on the console line only.
To begin running CLI, perform the following:
1 Start the device and wait until the startup procedure is complete.
The User EXEC mode is entered into, and the prompt "Console>" is displayed.
2 Configure the device and enter the necessary commands to complete the required tasks.
3 When finished, exit the session with the quit or exit command.
When a different user is required to log onto the system, in the Privileged EXEC Command mode
the
login command is entered. This effectively logs off the current user and logs on the new user.
Editing Features
Entering Commands
A CLI command is a series of keywords and arguments. Keywords identify a command, and
arguments specify configuration parameters. For example, in the command "
show interfaces status
ethernet g5
," show , interfaces and status are keywords, ethernet is an argument that specifies the
interface type, and
g5 specifies the port.
When entering commands, the ports are all Giga ports and are referred to with a prefix "g". For
example port 5 is referred to as
g5 and port 11 as g11 .
In the PowerConnect series, all ports are named according to their Ethernet type. Ports in a
standalone unit are named (ethernet_type port_number). Ports in stacks are named
(unit_number/ethernet_type port_number). The PowerConnect 6024/6024F has only Gigabit
Ethernet ports. Therefore, all the ports in the device are called g1..g24. The out-of-band
management port is named out-of-band-eth 1.