BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 1553-1001986-01Chapter2Getting Familiar With the BigIron RX Series SwitchManagement ApplicationsHow to manage BigIron RX Series switchThis chapter describes the different applications you can use to manage the BigIron RX SeriesSwitch. The BigIron RX Series Switch supports the same management applications as otherBrocade devices.As with other Brocade devices, you can manage a BigIron RX Series Switch using any of thefollowing applications:• Command Line Interface (CLI) – a text-based interface accessible directly from a PC or terminalattached to the management module’s serial (Console) port or 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet(management) port, or from a Telnet connection to the PC or terminal.• Web management interface – A GUI-based management interface accessible through an HTTP(web browser) connection.• IronView Network Manager – An optional SNMP-based standalone GUI application.The following section describes how to log on to these applications.Logging on through the CLIOnce an IP address is assigned to the BigIron RX Series Switch’s management port, you can accessthe CLI through a PC or terminal attached to the management module’s serial (Console) port or10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet (management) port, or from a Telnet or SSH connection to the PC orterminal.You can initiate a local Telnet, SSH or SNMP connection by specifying the management port’s IPaddress.The commands in the CLI are organized into the following levels:• User EXEC – Lets you display information and perform basic tasks such as pings andtraceroutes.• Privileged EXEC – Lets you use the same commands as those at the User EXEC level plusconfiguration commands that do not require saving the changes to the system-config file.• CONFIG – Lets you make configuration changes to the device. To save the changes acrosssoftware reloads and system resets, you need to save them to the system-config file. TheCONFIG level contains sub-levels for individual ports, for VLANs, for routing protocols, and otherconfiguration areas.NOTEBy default, any user who can open a direct or Telnet connection to a BigIron RX Series Switch canaccess all these CLI levels. To secure access, you can configure Enable passwords or local useraccounts, or you can configure the device to use a RADIUS or TACACS and TACACS+ server forauthentication. Refer to the Security Guide.
