Configure A Management Route; Configure A Username And Password; Configure The Enable Password - Dell PowerEdge M IO Aggregator Command Reference Manual

Configure a Management Route

Define a path from the system to the network from which you are accessing the system remotely.
Management routes are separate from IP routes and are only used to manage the system through the
management port.
To configure a management route, follow this step:
Step Task
Configure a management route to
1
the network from which you are
accessing the system.

Configure a Username and Password

Configure a system username and password to access the system remotely.
To configure a username and password, follow this step:
Step Task
Configure a username and
1
password to access the system
remotely.

Configure the Enable Password

Access EXEC Privilege mode using the
Configure a password as a basic security measure. There are two types of
•
enable password
method.
•
enable secret
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Command Syntax
management route ip-address
• ip-address:
dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
•
mask:
xx).
•
gateway
originating from the management port.
Command Syntax
username username password [encryption-type]
password
encryption-type
password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
• 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
• 7 is for inputting a password that is already
encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the
encrypted password from the configuration of
another Dell Force10 system.
enable
stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption
is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption method.
/
mask gateway
the network address in
a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/
: the next hop for network traffic
specifies how you are inputting the
command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
passwords:
enable