Connecting To The Switch Platform; Starting A Remote Connection To The Switch; Starting An Ssh Connection To The Switch (Cli) - Mellanox Technologies TX6100 MetroX Series Hardware User Manual

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3.8

Connecting to the Switch Platform

3.8.1

Starting a Remote Connection to the Switch

There are two ways to access the management CPU:
• Via the Ethernet connector for remote access:
• SSH
• Telnet
• Web
• SNMP
• XML
• Via KVM connections locally
For details on the SNMP commands and MIBs supported refer to the
Software Command Reference Guide.
3.9

Starting an SSH Connection to the Switch (CLI)

Set up an Ethernet connection between the switch and a local network machine ("the remote
Step 1.
machine" henceforth) using a standard RJ-45 connector.
Connect to the remote machine (rem_mach1 is used as an example).
Step 2.
Start a remote shell to the switch using the following command using 
Step 3.
<switch_IP_address> is the IP address of the switch.
rem_mach1 >
Mellanox MLNX-OS Switch Management
Password:
Last login: Thu Apr 28 11:24:13 2011 from 192.168.10.1
sx-43 [standalone: master] >
You can enter any supported command now.
Step 4.
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ssh -l <username> <switch ip address>
Mellanox Switch
Installation
MLNX-OS™