Developers Guide

Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: About this Guide......................................................................................................... 31
Audience...............................................................................................................................................................................31
Conventions.........................................................................................................................................................................31
Related Documents........................................................................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 2: Configuration Fundamentals...................................................................................... 32
Accessing the Command Line........................................................................................................................................ 32
CLI Modes........................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Navigating CLI Modes................................................................................................................................................ 34
The do Command.............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Undoing Commands..........................................................................................................................................................37
Obtaining Help....................................................................................................................................................................37
Entering and Editing Commands................................................................................................................................... 38
Command History..............................................................................................................................................................39
Filtering show Command Outputs.................................................................................................................................39
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode..........................................................................................................................40
Chapter 3: Getting Started.......................................................................................................... 41
Console Access..................................................................................................................................................................42
Serial Console............................................................................................................................................................... 42
Accessing the CLI Interface and Running Scripts Using SSH................................................................................43
Default Configuration....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Configuring a Host Name................................................................................................................................................ 44
Accessing the System Remotely................................................................................................................................... 44
Configure the Management Port IP Address....................................................................................................... 44
Configure a Management Route..............................................................................................................................45
Configuring a Username and Password................................................................................................................. 45
Configuring the Enable Password................................................................................................................................. 46
Configuration File Management.....................................................................................................................................46
Copy Files to and from the System........................................................................................................................ 46
Mounting an NFS File System.................................................................................................................................. 47
Save the Running-Configuration............................................................................................................................. 48
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario.............................................................................................49
Viewing Files................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Compressing Configuration Files.............................................................................................................................50
Managing the File System...............................................................................................................................................52
Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option..................................................................... 52
View Command History................................................................................................................................................... 53
Upgrading Dell EMC Networking OS............................................................................................................................54
Verify Software Images Before Installation................................................................................................................ 54
Using HTTP for File Transfers....................................................................................................................................... 55
Chapter 4: Management.............................................................................................................. 57
Configuring Privilege Levels........................................................................................................................................... 57
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