Getting Started; Console Access; Serial Console - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

Getting Started

This chapter contains the following major sections:
• Default Configuration
• Configure a Host Name
• Access the System Remotely
• Configure the Enable Password
• Configuration File Management
• File System Management
When you power up the chassis, the system performs\ a Power-On Self Test (POST) during which Route
Processor Module (RPM), Switch Fabric Module (SFM), and line card status LEDs blink green.The
system then loads FTOS and boot messages scroll up the terminal window during this process. No user
interaction is required if the boot process proceeds without interruption.
When the boot process is complete, the RPM and line card status LEDs remain online (green), and the
console monitor displays the EXEC mode prompt.
For details on using the Command Line Interface (CLI), refer to
Configuration Fundamentals

Console access

The S4810 has 2 management ports available for system access: a serial console port and an
Out-of-Bounds (OOB) port.

Serial console

The RJ-45/RS-232 console port is labeled on the S4810 chassis. It is in the upper right-hand side, as you
face the I/O side of the chassis.
chapter.
RJ-45
Console Port
Accessing the Command Line in the
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