Managing Your Ironstack; Logging In Through The Cli; Logging In Through Brocade Network Advisor; Logging In Through The Console Port - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Managing your IronStack

Managing your IronStack
Your IronStack can be managed through a single IP address. You can manage the stack using this
IP address even if you remove the Active Controller or any member from the stack. You can also
connect to the Active Controller through Telnet or SSH using this address. All management
functions, such as SNMP, use this IP address to acquire MIB information and other management
data.
A Dell IronStack can be configured and managed using the command line interface (CLI) over a
serial connection to a console port, or using Brocade Network Advisor. To determine what version
of Brocade Network Advisor supports IronStack refer to the Brocade Network Advisor User Guide.

Logging in through the CLI

You can access the IronStack and the CLI in two ways:
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You can initiate a local Telnet or SNMP connection by attaching a cable to a port and specifying the
assigned management station IP address.
The stacking commands in the CLI are organized into the following levels:
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By default, any user who can open a serial or Telnet connection to the IronStack can access all of
these CLI levels. To secure access, you can configure Enable passwords or local user accounts, or
you can configure the Active Controller to use a RADIUS or TACACS/TACACS+ server for
authentication. Refer to

Logging in through Brocade Network Advisor

Brocade Network Advisor supports stack technology. To determine what version of Brocade
Network Advisor supports stack technology and to find information on Brocade Network Advisor,
refer to the Brocade Network Advisor manual.

Logging in through the console port

When a device becomes a stack member in the IronStack, it establishes a remote connection to a
virtual console port on the Active Controller. Input and output are relayed between the physical
console port on the stack member and the virtual console port on the Active Controller. Since each
stack member connects to an independent virtual console port on the Active Controller, the
console ports on multiple stack units may be used simultaneously. However, messages displayed
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Through a direct serial connection to the console port
Through a local or remote Telnet session using the stack IP address
Global – Commands issued in the global mode are applied to the entire stack.
Stack Member Configuration Mode – Commands issued in this mode apply to the specified
stack member. Configuration information resides in the Active Controller.
Configuration Mode – This is where you make configuration changes to the unit. To save
changes across reloads, you need to save them to the Active Controller startup-config file. The
configuration mode contains sub-levels for individual ports, for VLANs, for routing protocols,
and other configuration areas.
Chapter 32, "Securing Access to Management Functions".
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