Part No. 060215-10, Rev. D June 2007 OmniSwitch 6800 Series OmniSwitch 6850 Series OmniSwitch 9000 Series Switch Management Guide www.alcatel-lucent.com This user guide documents release 6.1.5 of the OmniSwitch 6800 Series, OmniSwitch 6850 Series, and OmniSwitch 9000 Series and release 6.2.1 of the OmniSwitch 6850 Series. The functionality described in this guide is subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2007 by Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written permission of Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent® and the Alcatel-Lucent logo are registered trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. Xylan®, OmniSwitch®, OmniStack®, and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® are registered trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. OmniAccessTM, Omni Switch/RouterTM, PolicyViewTM, RouterViewTM, SwitchManagerTM, VoiceViewTM, WebViewTM, X-CellTM, X-VisionTM, and the Xylan logo are trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. This OmniSwitch product contains components which may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: ·U.S. Patent No. 6,339,830 ·U.S. Patent No. 6,070,243 ·U.S. Patent No. 6,061,368 ·U.S. Patent No. 5,394,402 ·U.S. Patent No. 6,047,024 ·U.S. Patent No. 6,314,106 ·U.S. Patent No. 6,542,507 ·U.S. Patent No. 6,874,090 26801 West Agoura Road Calabasas, CA 91301 (818) 880-3500 FAX (818) 880-3505 support@ind.alcatel.com US Customer Support--(800) 995-2696 International Customer Support--(818) 878-4507 Internet--service.esd.alcatel-lucent.com ii OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Switch Management Guide June 2007 Contents About This Guide ........................................................................................................xiii Supported Platforms ........................................................................................................xiii Who Should Read this Manual? ...................................................................................... xiv When Should I Read this Manual? .................................................................................. xiv What is in this Manual? ................................................................................................... xiv What is Not in this Manual? ............................................................................................ xiv How is the Information Organized? ................................................................................. xv Documentation Roadmap ................................................................................................. xv Related Documentation .................................................................................................. xvii User Manual CD ............................................................................................................. xix Technical Support ........................................................................................................... xix Chapter 1 Managing System Files ............................................................................................. 1-1 In This Chapter ................................................................................................................1-1 File Management Specifications .....................................................................................1-2 Switch Administration Overview ....................................................................................1-3 File Transfer .............................................................................................................1-3 Switch Directories ....................................................................................................1-4 File and Directory Management ......................................................................................1-5 Using Wildcards .......................................................................................................1-7 Multiple Characters ...........................................................................................1-7 Single Characters ...............................................................................................1-7 Directory Commands ...............................................................................................1-8 Determining Your Location in the File Structure ..............................................1-8 Changing Directories .........................................................................................1-9 Displaying Directory Contents ........................................................................1-10 Making a New Directory .................................................................................1-12 Displaying Directory Contents Including Subdirectories ................................1-13 Copying an Existing Directory ........................................................................1-13 Removing a Directory and its Contents ...........................................................1-14 File Commands ......................................................................................................1-15 Creating or Modifying Files ............................................................................1-15 Copy an Existing File ......................................................................................1-15 Secure Copy an Existing File ..........................................................................1-16 Move an Existing File or Directory .................................................................1-16 Change File Attribute and Permissions ...........................................................1-18 Delete an Existing File ....................................................................................1-18 Managing Files on Switches ............................................................................1-19 OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Switch Management Guide June 2007 iii Contents Utility Commands ..................................................................................................1-20 Displaying Free Memory Space ......................................................................1-20 Performing a File System Check .....................................................................1-20 Deleting the Entire File System .......................................................................1-20 Loading Software onto the Switch ................................................................................1-21 Using the Switch as an FTP Server ........................................................................1-21 Using the Switch as an FTP Client .........................................................................1-23 Using Secure Shell FTP .........................................................................................1-25 Closing a Secure Shell FTP Session ......................................................................1-26 Using Zmodem .......................................................................................................1-27 Registering Software Image Files .................................................................................1-29 Directories on the Switch .......................................................................................1-29 Using the Install Command ....................................................................................1-30 Available Image Files .............................................................................................1-31 Application Examples for File Management ................................................................1-32 Transferring a File to the Switch Using FTP .........................................................1-32 Creating a File Directory on the Switch .................................................................1-33 FTP Client Application Example ....................................................................1-34 Creating a File Directory Using Secure Shell FTP ................................................1-35 Transfer a File Using Secure Shell FTP .................................................................1-37 Closing a Secure Shell FTP Session ......................................................................1-37 Verifying Directory Contents ........................................................................................1-37 Setting the System Clock ..............................................................................................1-38 Setting Date and Time ............................................................................................1-38 Date ..................................................................................................................1-38 Time Zone .......................................................................................................1-38 Time .................................................................................................................1-39 Daylight Savings Time Configuration ...................................................................1-40 Enabling DST ..................................................................................................1-41 Chapter 2 Logging Into the Switch ............................................................................................ 2-1 In This Chapter ................................................................................................................2-1 Login Specifications ........................................................................................................2-2 Login Defaults .................................................................................................................2-2 Quick Steps for Logging Into the Switch ........................................................................2-3 Overview of Switch Login Components .........................................................................2-4 Management Interfaces ............................................................................................2-4 Logging Into the CLI .........................................................................................2-4 Using the WebView Management Tool ............................................................2-5 Using SNMP to Manage the Switch ..................................................................2-5 User Accounts ..........................................................................................................2-5 Using Telnet ....................................................................................................................2-6 Logging Into the Switch Via Telnet .........................................................................2-6 Starting a Telnet Session from the Switch ...............................................................2-6 Using FTP .......................................................................................................................2-7 Using FTP to Log Into the Switch ...........................................................................2-7 iv OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Switch Management Guide June 2007 Contents Using Secure Shell ..........................................................................................................2-8 Secure Shell Components .........................................................................................2-8 Secure Shell Interface ........................................................................................2-8 Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol ...................................................................2-8 Secure Shell Application Overview .........................................................................2-9 Secure Shell Authentication ...................................................................................2-10 Protocol Identification .....................................................................................2-10 Algorithm and Key Exchange .........................................................................2-10 Authentication Phase .......................................................................................2-10 Connection Phase ............................................................................................2-11 Using Secure Shell DSA Public Key Authentication .............................................2-11 Starting a Secure Shell Session ..............................................................................2-11 Closing a Secure Shell Session ..............................................................................2-13 Log Into the Switch with Secure Shell FTP ...........................................................2-13 Closing a Secure Shell FTP Session ......................................................................2-14 Modifying the Login Banner . ...