Dell N3200-ON EMC Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.7 - Page 264

3 When finished, exit the session with the quit or exit command. The switch can be managed over a direct connection to the switch console port or through a Telnet connection. If access is through a Telnet connection, the switch must have a defined IP address, corresponding management access granted, and a connection to the network. Using CLI Functions and Tools The CLI has been designed to manage the switch's configuration file system and to manage switch security. A number of resident tools exist to support these and other functions. Configuration Management All managed systems have software images and databases that must be configured, backed up and restored. Two software images may be stored on the system, but only one of them is active. The other one is a backup image. The same is true for configuration files, which store the configuration parameters for the switch. The system has three configuration files. One file is a memory-only file and is the current configuration file for the switch. The second file is the one that is loaded by the system when it reboots. There is one backup configuration file. The system also provides methods to back up these files to a remote system. File System Commands All files are stored in a file system. The commands shown in Table 2-6 are used to perform operations on these files. Table 2-6. File System Commands Command delete file filedescr file description copy source destination Description Deletes file. Adds a description to a file (up to 128 characters can be used). Copies a file from source file to destination file. Using the CLI 264