Users Guide

Contents
1 About this Guide...........................................................................................................................................34
Audience............................................................................................................................................................................34
Conventions......................................................................................................................................................................34
Related Documents......................................................................................................................................................... 34
2 Configuration Fundamentals........................................................................................................................35
Accessing the Command Line........................................................................................................................................35
CLI Modes.........................................................................................................................................................................35
Navigating CLI Modes............................................................................................................................................... 37
The do Command............................................................................................................................................................ 40
Undoing Commands........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Obtaining Help...................................................................................................................................................................41
Entering and Editing Commands.................................................................................................................................... 41
Command History............................................................................................................................................................42
Filtering show Command Outputs.................................................................................................................................42
Example of the grep Keyword..................................................................................................................................42
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode...........................................................................................................................43
3 Getting Started........................................................................................................................................... 44
Console Access................................................................................................................................................................45
Serial Console.............................................................................................................................................................45
Accessing the CLI Interface and Running Scripts Using SSH................................................................................... 46
Entering CLI commands Using an SSH Connection..............................................................................................46
Executing Local CLI Scripts Using an SSH Connection........................................................................................46
Default Configuration...................................................................................................................................................... 47
Configuring a Host Name................................................................................................................................................47
Accessing the System Remotely................................................................................................................................... 47
Accessing the System Remotely............................................................................................................................. 47
Configure the Management Port IP Address.........................................................................................................48
Configure a Management Route............................................................................................................................. 48
Configuring a Username and Password..................................................................................................................48
Configuring the Enable Password................................................................................................................................. 49
Configuration File Management.....................................................................................................................................49
Copy Files to and from the System.........................................................................................................................49
Mounting an NFS File System................................................................................................................................. 50
Save the Running-Configuration............................................................................................................................. 52
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario...............................................................................................52
Viewing Files...............................................................................................................................................................52
Managing the File System.............................................................................................................................................. 53
Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option.........................................................................54
View Command History.................................................................................................................................................. 54
Upgrading Dell Networking OS......................................................................................................................................55
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