Deployment Guide

You can return to CONFIGURATION mode by using the exit command.
GRUB Mode
To enable GRUB mode, press ESC when the following message appears during a system boot: Press ESC key to stop
autoreboot.... Select Force10 Boot using the arrow keys and then press the “C” key to enter the GRUB Command Line
Interface. The command prompt changes to grub>.
INTERFACE Mode
Use INTERFACE mode to configure interfaces or IP services on those interfaces. An interface can be physical (for example, a
10-Gigabit Ethernet port) or virtual (for example, the Null interface).
To enter INTERFACE mode:
1. Verify that you are logged in to CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Enter the interface command and then enter an interface type and interface number that is available on the switch.
The prompt changes to include the designated interface and slot/port number. For example:
Prompt
Interface Type
Dell(conf-
if)#
INTERFACE mode
Dell(conf-if-
te-0/0)#
Ten-Gigabit Ethernet interface then slot/port information
Dell(conf-if-
fo-0/0)#
Forty-Gigabit Ethernet interface then slot/port information
Dell(conf-if-
lo-0)#
Loopback interface number
Dell(conf-if-
nu-0)#
Null Interface then zero
Dell(conf-if-
pegi-0/0/1)#
Port Extender Gigabit Ethernet interface then pe-id/stack-unit/ port-id information.
Dell(conf-if-
po-0)#
Port-channel interface number
Dell(conf-if-
vl-0)#
VLAN Interface then VLAN number (range 1–4094)
Dell(conf-if-
ma-0/0)#
Management Ethernet interface then slot/port information
Dell(conf-if-
tu-0)#
Tunnel interface then tunnel ID.
Dell(conf-if-
range)#
Designated interface range (used for bulk configuration).
IP ACCESS LIST Mode
To enter IP ACCESS LIST mode and configure either standard or extended access control lists (ACLs), use the ip access-
list standard or ip access-list extended command.
To enter IP ACCESS LIST mode:
1. Verify that you are logged in to CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Use the ip access-list standard or ip access-list extended command. Include a name for the ACL. The
prompt changes to include (conf-std-nacl) or (conf-ext-nacl).
You can return to CONFIGURATION mode by using the exit command.
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