Setting Up A Management Connection To The Switch - Dell Force10 S2410-01-10GE-24P Configuration Manual

Setting up a Management Connection to the Switch

You have a choice of methods to manage the switch. You can access the SFTOS command line interface
(CLI) through either the console port on the switch or through an out-of-band method such as Telnet or
SSH. To use any method other than the console port (VT100 emulation), you must first configure a
management IP address on the switch. This chapter includes the procedures that connect you to the console
and to set up a management IP address:
• Console connection (VT100 interface): See
• Management IP address: See
Network Settings on page
After setting up the management IP address, you can use one of the following connection methods:
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): For details on setting up SNMP, see
SNMP Read/Write Access on page 37
Note: The Dell Force10 Management System (FTMS) is a graphical network management
software product that provides a global view of your complete Dell Force10 network. FTMS
includes Node Manager, which not only provides GUI-based device management, it also includes
the ability to execute CLI commands, either individually from Node Manager or by having Node
Manager open a Telnet window to the device.
• Telnet: See
see Enabling SSH on page
Note: You can also use a configuration script to set up the switch. The maximum number of
configuration file command lines is 2000. See
28 | Getting Started
Setting the Management IP Address on page
34.
Enabling Telnet to the Switch on page
142.
Connecting to the Console Port on page
and Setting up SNMP Management on page
39. To use SSH to enable secure access over Telnet,
Using Configuration Scripts on page
29.
39. See also Showing
Setting
71.
60.