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Commands for Managing the Switch

This chapter describes commands for:
• Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) parameters on the switch
• Managing the switch using Telnet
• Transferring files using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
• Configuring system redundancy
• Displaying power management statistics on the switch
• Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) parameters on the switch
• Starting, stopping, and displaying information about processes on the switch
SNMP
Any network manager running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage the
switch, if the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed correctly on the management station.
Each network manager provides its own user interface to the management facilities.
The following SNMP parameters can be configured on the switch:
• Authorized managers—An authorized manager can be either a single network management station,
or a range of addresses (for example, a complete subnet) specified by a prefix and a mask. The
switch can have a maximum of eight authorized managers.
• Community strings—The community strings allow a simple method of authentication between the
switch and the remote network manager. The default read-only community string is public. The
default read-write community string is private. The community strings for all authorized trap
receivers must be configured on the switch for the trap receiver to receive switch-generated traps.
• System contact (optional)—The system contact is a text field that enables you to enter the name of
the person(s) responsible for managing the switch.
• System name—The system name enables you to enter a name that you have assigned to this switch.
The default name is the model name of the switch (for example, BD-1.2).
• System location (optional)—Using the system location field, you can the location of the switch.
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