Reenabling The Telnet Server; Starting Telnet Sessions To Remote Devices - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Reenabling the Telnet Server

SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# feature telnet
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# feature telnet
Reenabling the Telnet Server
If the Telnet server on your Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch has been disabled, you can reenable it.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch(config)# feature telnet
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch(config)# feature telnet

Starting Telnet Sessions to Remote Devices

Before you start a Telnet session to connect to remote devices, you should do the following:
• Obtain the hostname for the remote device and, if needed, the user name on the remote device.
• Enable the Telnet server on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
• Enable the Telnet server on the remote device.
To start Telnet sessions to connect to remote devices from your Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, perform this
task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# telnet hostname
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Disables the Telnet server. The default is enabled.
Purpose
Reenables the Telnet server.
Configuring SSH and Telnet
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