Users Guide

Contents
1 About this Guide.................................................................................................................................................... 32
Audience.....................................................................................................................................................................32
Conventions.............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Related Documents................................................................................................................................................. 32
2 Configuration Fundamentals.............................................................................................................................. 33
Accessing the Command Line...............................................................................................................................33
CLI Modes.................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Navigating CLI Modes........................................................................................................................................35
The do Command.................................................................................................................................................... 37
Undoing Commands............................................................................................................................................... 38
Obtaining Help..........................................................................................................................................................39
Entering and Editing Commands..........................................................................................................................39
Command History....................................................................................................................................................40
Filtering show Command Outputs.......................................................................................................................40
Example of the grep Keyword......................................................................................................................... 40
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode................................................................................................................. 41
3 Getting Started...................................................................................................................................................... 42
Console Access.........................................................................................................................................................43
Serial Console......................................................................................................................................................43
Accessing the CLI Interface and Running Scripts Using SSH..........................................................................44
Entering CLI commands Using an SSH Connection...................................................................................44
Executing Local CLI Scripts Using an SSH Connection............................................................................. 44
Default Configuration..............................................................................................................................................45
Configuring a Host Name.......................................................................................................................................45
Accessing the System Remotely........................................................................................................................... 45
Accessing the System Remotely..................................................................................................................... 45
Configure the Management Port IP Address................................................................................................46
Configure a Management Route.....................................................................................................................46
Configuring a Username and Password........................................................................................................46
Configuring the Enable Password.........................................................................................................................47
Configuration File Management............................................................................................................................47
Copy Files to and from the System.................................................................................................................47
Mounting an NFS File System.......................................................................................................................... 48
Save the Running-Configuration.................................................................................................................... 50
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario..................................................................................... 50
Viewing Files........................................................................................................................................................ 50
Managing the File System....................................................................................................................................... 51
Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option.............................................................52
View Command History..........................................................................................................................................52
Upgrading Dell Networking OS............................................................................................................................. 53
Using HTTP for File Transfers.................................................................................................................................53
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