Quick Start; Quick Starting The Switch - Dell Force10 S2410-01-10GE-24P Command Reference Manual

Quick Start

This chapter summarizes the procedures to start and operate S-Series switches. For more detail, see the
Getting Started chapter in the SFTOS Configuration Guide (and the rest of that guide) or the Quick
Reference for your switch model.
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Quick Starting the Switch

You can access the SFTOS software in the switch locally or from a remote workstation. For remote
access, the switch must be configured with an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway:
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Quick Starting the Switch on page 17
System Info and System Setup on page 18
Physical Port Data on page 18
User Account Management on page 18
Management IP Address on page 19
Uploading from the Switch through XMODEM on page 20
Downloading to the Switch through XMODEM on page 21
Downloading from a TFTP Server on page 21
Resetting to Factory Defaults on page 22
Turn the Power ON.
From a console connection, allow the switch to load the software until the login prompt appears.
The device initial state is called the default mode.
When the prompt asks for operator login, execute the following steps:
Type the word .,ao
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password in the default mode.
2 Press ENTER two times. The prompt of the User Exec mode of the CLI is displayed.
Enter enable to switch to the Privileged Exec mode. You can run all "show" commands from
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this mode, while some "show" commands do not run from User Exec mode.
Enter configure to access the Global Config mode to enter configuration commands.
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Enter exit if you need to return to any previous mode.
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in the login area. Do not enter a password because there is no
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