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Download EPUBExtremeXOS Switch Management Overview
This chapter describes how to use ExtremeXOS to manage the switch. It also provides details on how to perform the following various basic switch functions:
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Access the command line interface (CLI) by connecting a terminal (or workstation with terminal-emulation software) to the console port.
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Access the switch remotely using TCP/IP through one of the switch ports, or through the dedicated 10/100 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet management port. Remote access includes:
- Telnet using the CLI interface
- Secure Shell (SSH2) using the CLI interface
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) access using Ridgeline™ or another SNMP manager
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Download software updates and upgrades. For more information, see Software Upgrade and Boot Options.
The switch supports the following number of concurrent user sessions:
- One console session
- Eight shell sessions
- Eight Telnet sessions
- Eight Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) sessions
- Eight SSH2 sessions
- Six XML sessions