Introduction; Accessing The Smartware Cli Task List - Patton electronics SmartNode Series Software Configuration Manual

4 • Accessing the CLI

Introduction

SmartNode products are designed for remote management and volume deployment. The management and
configuration of SmartNodes is therefore based on IP network connectivity. Once a SmartNode is connected
to, and addressable in, an IP network, you can remotely perform all configuration, management, and mainte-
nance tasks.
This chapter describes the procedures for entering SmartWare commands via the command line interface (CLI),
to obtain help, to change operator mode, and to terminate a session. You can access a SmartNode as follows:
• Directly, via the console port (by using a terminal directly connected to a SmartNode)
• Remotely, via the IP network (by using a Telnet application)
The ports available for connection and their labels for each SmartNode model are shown in the getting started
guide that came with your SmartNode system.
Remember that the CLI supports a command history and command completion. By scrolling with the Up and
Down arrow keys, you can find many of your previously entered commands. Another timesaving tool is com-
mand completion. If you type part of a command and then press the <tab> key, the SmartWare shell will
present you with either the remaining portion of the command or a list of possible commands. These features
are described in chapter 3,

Accessing the SmartWare CLI task list

The following sections describe the basic tasks involved in accessing the SmartWare command line interface.
Depending on your application scenario, some tasks are mandatory while others could be optional.
• Accessing via the console port (see
• Accessing via a Telnet session (see
• Logging on to the SmartWare (see
• Selecting a secure password (see
• Configuring operators and administrators (see
• Displaying the CLI version (see
• Displaying account information (see
• Switching to another log-in account (see
• Checking identity and connected users (see
• Ending a Telnet or console port session (see
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Although SmartWare supports concurrent sessions via Telnet or
the console port, we do not recommend working with more than
one session to configure a specific SmartNode.
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