An RJ45 serial console port on the front panel of the 8520 Series switch enables you to connect a terminal and perform local management. An Ethernet management port can be used to connect the system to an out of band management network for administration. Alternatively, you can use an Ethernet cable to connect this port directly to a laptop to view and locally manage the switch configuration. The Ethernet management port supports 10/100/1000 Mbps speeds.
After you connect, you can use the management functions built into the device to monitor the port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze device performance and to accelerate system debugging. The device automatically performs a power-on self-test (POST) each time it is turned on.
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Management tool |
Out-of-band support |
In-band support |
Reference documents |
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Command line interface (CLI) |
Ethernet or serial connection |
N/A |
Extreme SLX-OS Command Reference |
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REST or NETCONF/YANG APIs. |
Ethernet connection |
Yes |
Extreme SLX-OS REST API Guide Extreme SLX-OS RESTCONF Guide Extreme SLX-OS NETCONF Operations Guide Extreme SLX-OS YANG Reference Guide |
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Standard SNMP applications |
Ethernet or serial connection |
N/A |
N/A |
There is also a Type A USB 2.0 port that can host removable devices like flash drives.