Administrator Guide

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..................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Entering and Editing Commands....................................................................................................................................... 38
Command History................................................................................................................................................................39
Filtering show Command Outputs.................................................................................................................................... 39
Multiple Users in Configuration Mode.............................................................................................................................. 40
3 Getting Started.......................................................................................................................... 41
Console Access....................................................................................................................................................................42
Serial Console.................................................................................................................................................................42
Default Configuration..........................................................................................................................................................43
Configuring a Host Name................................................................................................................................................... 43
Accessing the System Remotely.......................................................................................................................................43
Configure the Management Port IP Address.............................................................................................................43
Configure a Management Route................................................................................................................................. 44
Configuring a Username and Password......................................................................................................................44
Configuring the Enable Password..................................................................................................................................... 45
Configuration File Management........................................................................................................................................ 45
Copy Files to and from the System.............................................................................................................................45
Mounting an NFS File System..................................................................................................................................... 46
Save the Running-Configuration................................................................................................................................. 47
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario...................................................................................................48
Viewing Files...................................................................................................................................................................48
Managing the File System..................................................................................................................................................49
View Command History......................................................................................................................................................49
Upgrading Dell EMC Networking OS................................................................................................................................50
Using HTTP for File Transfers............................................................................................................................................51
Verify Software Images Before Installation...................................................................................................................... 51
4 Management..............................................................................................................................53
Configuring Privilege Levels...............................................................................................................................................53
Removing a Command from EXEC Mode..................................................................................................................54
Moving a Command from EXEC Privilege Mode to EXEC Mode........................................................................... 54
Allowing Access to CONFIGURATION Mode Commands....................................................................................... 54
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