Contents
ExtremeWare XOS 11.3 Concepts Guide
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Managing Passwords .................................................................................................................50
Applying a Password to the Default Account ..........................................................................50
Applying Security to Passwords.............................................................................................51
Displaying Passwords...........................................................................................................52
Access to Both MSM Console Ports—Modular Switches Only.........................................................53
Domain Name Service Client Services .........................................................................................53
Checking Basic Connectivity.......................................................................................................54
Ping...................................................................................................................................54
Traceroute ..........................................................................................................................55
Displaying Switch Information ....................................................................................................56
Chapter 3: Managing the Switch .................................................................................................... 59
Overview ..................................................................................................................................59
Understanding the ExtremeWare XOS Shell .................................................................................60
Using the Console Interface .......................................................................................................60
Using the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port..............................................................................61
Using EPICenter to Manage the Network .....................................................................................61
Authenticating Users .................................................................................................................62
RADIUS Client....................................................................................................................62
TACACS+ ...........................................................................................................................62
Management Accounts.........................................................................................................62
Using Telnet.............................................................................................................................62
About the Telnet Client........................................................................................................63
About the Telnet Server .......................................................................................................63
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet...............................................................................64
Configuring Switch IP Parameters .........................................................................................64
Configuring Telnet Access to the Switch ................................................................................66
Disconnecting a Telnet Session ............................................................................................68
Using Secure Shell 2.................................................................................................................69
Using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol........................................................................................69
Connecting to Another Host Using TFTP ................................................................................69
Understanding System Redundancy with Dual MSMs Installed—Modular Switches Only ..................70
Node Election .....................................................................................................................70
Replicating Data Between Nodes ..........................................................................................72
Viewing Node Status............................................................................................................73
Understanding Hitless Failover Support—Modular Switches Only...................................................74
Protocol Support for Hitless Failover .....................................................................................74
Platform Support for Hitless Failover.....................................................................................77
Hitless Failover Caveats .......................................................................................................78
Understanding Power Supply Management ..................................................................................78
Using Power Supplies—Modular Switches Only......................................................................79
Using Power Supplies—Summit X450 Switch Only ................................................................81
Displaying Power Supply Information ....................................................................................82
Using the Simple Network Management Protocol .........................................................................82
Enabling and Disabling SNMPv1/v2c and SNMPv3 ................................................................83
Accessing Switch Agents......................................................................................................84
Supported MIBs..................................................................................................................84
Configuring SNMPv1/v2c Settings ........................................................................................84
Displaying SNMP Settings....................................................................................................84