Displaying system information ······································································································································ 47
Displaying recent system logs ······························································································································ 48
Setting the refresh period ····································································································································· 48
Displaying device information ······································································································································ 48
Configuring system name ·············································································································································· 50
Configuring idle timeout period ··································································································································· 50
Maintaining devices ··················································································································································· 52
Software upgrade ·························································································································································· 52
Device reboot ································································································································································· 53
Electronic label ······························································································································································· 54
Diagnostic information ·················································································································································· 54
Configuring system time ············································································································································ 56
Overview ········································································································································································· 56
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 58
Configuring the system time ································································································································· 59
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 59
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 59
Configuring syslog ····················································································································································· 61
Displaying syslogs ·························································································································································· 61
Setting the log host························································································································································· 62
Managing the configuration······································································································································ 64
Backing up the configuration ········································································································································ 64
Restoring the configuration ··········································································································································· 64
Saving the configuration ··············································································································································· 65
Resetting the configuration ············································································································································ 66
Managing files ··························································································································································· 67
Displaying files ······························································································································································· 67
Downloading a file ························································································································································ 67
Uploading a file ····························································································································································· 68
Removing a file ······························································································································································· 68
Specifying the main boot file ········································································································································ 68
Managing ports ·························································································································································· 69
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 75
Configuring the switch ·········································································································································· 75
Configuring port mirroring ········································································································································ 79
Terminology ···································································································································································· 79
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