Accessing The Cli On A Switch Stack; Accessing The Cli Through A Console Connection Or Through Telnet - Cisco Catalyst 3650 Command Reference Manual

Accessing the CLI on a Switch Stack

Accessing the CLI on a Switch Stack
You can access the CLI through a console connection, through Telnet, a SSH, or by using the browser.
You manage the switch stack and the stack member interfaces through the active switch. You cannot manage
stack members on an individual switch basis. You can connect to the active switch through the console port
or the Ethernet management port of one or more stack members. Be careful with using multiple CLI sessions
on the active switch. Commands that you enter in one session are not displayed in the other sessions. Therefore,
it is possible to lose track of the session from which you entered commands.
We recommend using one CLI session when managing the switch stack.
Note
If you want to configure a specific stack member port, you must include the stack member number in the CLI
command interface notation.
To debug the standby switch, use the session standby ios privileged EXEC command from the active switch
to access the IOS console of the standby switch. To debug a specific stack member, use the session switch
stack-member-number privileged EXEC command from the active switch to access the diagnostic shell of
the stack member. For more information about these commands, see the switch command reference.

Accessing the CLI Through a Console Connection or Through Telnet

Before you can access the CLI, you must connect a terminal or a PC to the switch console or connect a PC to
the Ethernet management port and then power on the switch, as described in the hardware installation guide
that shipped with your switch.
If your switch is already configured, you can access the CLI through a local console connection or through a
remote Telnet session, but your switch must first be configured for this type of access.
You can use one of these methods to establish a connection with the switch:
• Connect the switch console port to a management station or dial-up modem, or connect the Ethernet
• Use any Telnet TCP/IP or encrypted Secure Shell (SSH) package from a remote management station.
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management port to a PC. For information about connecting to the console or Ethernet management
port, see the switch hardware installation guide.
The switch must have network connectivity with the Telnet or SSH client, and the switch must have an
enable secret password configured.
• The switch supports up to 16 simultaneous Telnet sessions. Changes made by one Telnet user are
reflected in all other Telnet sessions.
• The switch supports up to five simultaneous secure SSH sessions.
After you connect through the console port, through the Ethernet management port, through a Telnet
session or through an SSH session, the user EXEC prompt appears on the management station.
Using the Command-Line Interface
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