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ServerIron ADX Administration Guide 15

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Managing System Functions

NOTE

If a session times out, the device does not close the connection. Instead, the CLI changes to the

User EXEC mode (for example: ServerIronADX>).

To time out idle serial management sessions, enter the following command.

ServerIronADX(config)#console timeout 20

Syntax: [no] console timeout <num>

The <num> parameter specifies the number of minutes, from 0 – 240, that the serial CLI session

can remain idle before it times out. The default is 0 (sessions never time out).

Configuring a ServerIron ADX to broadcast a session delete message

To configure the ServerIron ADX to broadcast a session delete message to all of its BPs when it

deletes a server’s session table entry pair, enter the following command.

ServerIronADX(config)#server udp-bc-client-session-del

Syntax: [no] server udp-bc-client-session-del

This command applies only to configurations where a client is connected to a router that is not the

ServerIron ADX’s default gateway, and which is handled by a BP that does not also handle the

ServerIron ADX’s default gateway.

Assigning a name to the ServerIron ADX

You can assign a name to the device, by entering a command such as the following.

ServerIronADX(config)# hostname chassis

ServerIronADX(config)#

Syntax: [no] hostname <text>

The <text> parameter can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

Assigning an administrative ID

You can assign an administrative ID to the device, by entering a command such as the following.

ServerIronADX(config)# chassis name routernyc

Syntax: [no] chassis name <text>

The <text> parameter is up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

This command does not change the CLI prompt. To change the CLI prompt, use the hostname

command.

Disabling or re-enabling password encryption

Password encryption is enabled by default. When encryption is enabled, users cannot learn the

device’s passwords by viewing the configuration file.

Password encryption does not encrypt the password in Telnet packets sent to the device. This

feature applies only to the configuration file.