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56 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Methods of Managing a Switch You can manage your switch using one of the following methods: ■ Command line interface management ■ Command line interface management using SSH ■ Web interface management ■ SNMP management Command Line Each switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to Interface manage the switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port Management connection (see Figure 21), or remotely over the network (see Figure 22). Figure 21 CLI Management via the Console Port Workstation (with terminal emulation software installed) Console Cable Switch Console Port Connection Figure 22 CLI Management over the Network Workstation Switch Connect over Network via Telnet For a description on how you can set up command line interface management using a local console port connection or over the network, refer to "Setting Up Command Line Interface Management" on page 69. There are two main views in the CLI: ■ User View - this view displays when you first connect to the switch and provides basic information about its operation and statistics. The prompt for user view is (where xx is either SI or EI). ■ System View - this view enables you to configure the system parameters. To display this view, from user view enter system-view. The prompt for system view is [SW5500-XX].

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56
C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Methods of
Managing a Switch
You can manage your switch using one of the following methods:
■
Command line interface management
■
Command line interface management using SSH
■
Web interface management
■
SNMP management
Command Line
Interface
Management
Each switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port
connection (see Figure 21), or remotely over the network (see Figure 22).
Figure 21
CLI Management via the Console Port
Figure 22
CLI Management over the Network
For a description on how you can set up command line interface
management using a local console port connection or over the network,
refer to “Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on page 69.
There are two main views in the CLI:
■
User View
— this view displays when you first connect to the switch
and provides basic information about its operation and statistics. The
prompt for user view is
<SW5500-XX>
(where xx is either SI or EI).
■
System View
— this view enables you to configure the system
parameters. To display this view, from user view enter
system-view
.
The prompt for system view is
[SW5500-XX]
.
Console Port
Connection
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Console Cable
Switch
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
via Telnet