Dell PowerConnect 8164F User Manual

Using the Command-Line Interface 109
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Using the Command-Line Interface
This section describes how to use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on a
PowerConnect 8000/8100-series switch.
The topics covered in this section include:
• Accessing the Switch Through the CLI
• Understanding Command Modes
• Entering CLI Commands
Accessing the Switch Through the CLI
The CLI provides a text-based way to manage and monitor the
PowerConnect 8000/8100-series switch. You can access the CLI by using a
direct connection to the console port or by using a Telnet or SSH client.
To access the switch by using Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH), the switch must
have an IP address, and the management station you use to access the device
must be able to ping the switch IP address.
For information about assigning an IP address to a switch, see "Setting the IP
Address and Other Basic Network Information" on page 121.
Console Connection
Use the following procedures to connect to the CLI by connecting to the
console port. For more information about creating a serial connection, see the
Getting Started Guide available at support.dell.com/manuals.
1
Connect the DB-9 connector of the supplied serial cable to a management
station, and connect the RJ-45 connector to the switch console port.
The console port is located on the back panel above the OOB Ethernet
port.
2 Start the terminal emulator, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal , and select
the appropriate serial port (for example, COM 1) to connect to the
console.

Dell PowerConnect 8164F Specifications

General

Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable - 1U
Power Device	Internal power supply
Installed Qty	1
Power Redundancy	Optional
Power Supply	AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Width	17.3 in
Height	1.7 in
Device Type	Switch
Forwarding Rate	960 Mpps
MAC Address Table Size	128000 entries
Routing Protocol	OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2, BGP, VRRP, OSPFv3, RIPng
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP 1, RMON 1, RMON 2, RMON 3, RMON 9, Telnet, SNMP 3, SNMP 2c, HTTP, TFTP, SSH-2, CLI
Management	Web based management
Features	Flow control, VLAN support, DHCP support, BOOTP support, port mirroring, IPv6 support, DiffServ support, Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queuing, Access Control List (ACL) support, Quality of Service (QoS), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) support, Jumbo Frames support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1s
Jumbo Frame Support	9KB