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About This Guide
WelcometotheEnterasysB5CLIReference.Thismanualexplainshowtoaccessthedevice’s
CommandLineInterface(CLI)andhowtouseittoconfigureEnterasysB5switchdevices.
Using This Guide
AgeneralworkingknowledgeofbasicnetworkoperationsandanunderstandingofCLI
managementapplicationsishelpfulbeforeconfiguringthedevice.
Thismanualdescribeshowtodothefollowing:
• AccesstheswitchCLI.
•UseCLIcommandstoperformnetworkmanagementanddeviceconfigurationoperations
•EstablishandmanageVirtualLocalAreaNetworks(VLANs).
•Establish
andmanagestaticanddynam ically‐assignedpolicyclassifications.
•Establishandmanagepriorityclassification.
• Configuresecurityprotocols,including802.1XandRADIUS,SSHv2,MAClocking,andMAC
authentication.
Structure of This Guide
Theguideisorganizedasfollows:
Chapter 1,Introduction,providesanoverviewofthetasksthatcanbeaccomplishedusingthe
CLIinterface,anoverviewoflocalmanagementrequirements,anoverviewofthedevice’sfactory
defaultsettings,andinformationaboutusingtheCommandLineInterface(CLI).
Chapter 2,ConfiguringSwitchesina
Stack,providesinformationabouthowtoconfigureand
managestackedswitches.
Chapter 3,BasicConfiguration,provideshowtosetbasicsystemproperties,howtodownloada
firmwareimage,howtoconfigureWebViewandTelnet,howtomanageconfigurationfiles,how
tosettheloginpassword,andhowtoexitthe
CLI.
Chapter 4,ConfiguringSystemPowerandPoE,describesthecommandsusedtoreviewandset
systempowerandPoEparametersondevicesthatofferPoweroverEthernet.
Chapter 5,TransmitQueueMonitoringConfiguration,describesthecommandsusedtomonitor
transmitqueuesand,ifaqueueisfoundtobestalled,to
takecorrectiveaction.
Chapter 6,DiscoveryProtocolConfigurationprovideshowtoconfigurediscoveryprotocols
supportedbythedevice.
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in your Enterasys B5 device, some features described in
this document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes for your device to determine
which features are supported.
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