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Control and Monitoring
This chapter contains the commands to configure and monitor the system, including Telnet, file transfer protocol (FTP), 
and trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) as they apply to the following Dell Force10 platforms: E-Series, C-Series, S-Series, 
Z-Series, or S4810.
NOTE: Starting in release 8.3.11.4, the enable xfp-power-updates command was deprecated for the Z9000 
only. Starting in release 8.3.10.0, the enable xfp-power-updates command was deprecated for the S4810 
only. This command replaces the 
enable optic-info-update interval command to update 
information on temperature and power monitoring in the simple network management protocol (SNMP) 
management information base (MIB).
asf-mode
Enable Alternate Store and Forward (ASF) mode and forward packets as soon as a threshold is reached.
S4810, Z-Series
Syntax
asf-mode stack-unit {unit-id | all} queue size
To return to standard Store and Forward mode, use the no asf-mode stack unit 
command.
Parameters
unit-id Enter the stack member unit identifier of the stack member to reset.
• S4810 range is 0 to 11.
• Z9000 range is 0 to 7.
• all
NOTE: The S4810 commands accept Unit ID numbers 0 to 11, 
though S4810 supports stacking of up to six units with FTOS 
version 8.3.12.0.
queue size Enter the queue size of the stack member. The range is 0 to 15.
Defaults Not configured
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
Version 8.3.11.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
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