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Dell EMC Networking OS10: Basic Switch Management Configuration

Summary: How to configure OS10 basic switch management

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Instructions

Prerequisites:  

  1. Switch has a factory-default configuration.
Instructions
Instructions for setting up the management interface network connection with a user defined IP address:  
  1. Open a CLI session using the console for the S-series switch. 
  2. Log in to the privileged exec mode as default admin credentials. (OS10: user=admin, password=admin).
  3. Show the running configuration of the management interface: 
OS10# show running-configuration interface mgmt 1/1/1

interface mgmt1/1/1
 no shutdown
 ip address dhcp
 ipv6 address autoconfig
  1. To modify the switch configuration, run the “configure terminal” command then press enter.
OS10# configure terminal
OS10(config)#
  1. To configure the management interface: 
OS10(config)# interface mgmt 1/1/1
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)#
  1. To stop the management interface DHCP process use:
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# no ip address dhcp
  1. Configure a static IP address on the management interface with: ip address A.B.C.D/mask
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# ip address 1.1.1.1/24
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# <165>1 2022-07-08T16:46:15.515380+00:00 S4148-140 dn_alm 801 - - Node.1-Unit.1:PRI [event], Dell EMC (OS10) %IP_ADDRESS_ADD: IP Address add is successful. IP 1.1.1.1/24 in VRF:default added successfully
  1. Exit the management interface configuration mode to move to config mode:
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# exit
OS10(config)#
OS10(config)#
  1. In config mode, create a default management route: management route A.B.C.D/mask(destination prefix) A.B.C.D(forwarding router’s address)
S4148-140(config)# management route 0.0.0.0/0 1.1.1.2
  1. Exit config mode to exec mode with:
S4148-140(config)# end
S4148-140#
  1. In exec mode, verify that the management interface configuration is correct:
OS10# show running-configuration interface mgmt 1/1/1
!
interface mgmt1/1/1
 no shutdown
 no ip address dhcp
 ip address 1.1.1.1/24
 ipv6 address autoconfig
OS10#
  1. Show the management route is present and correct:
OS10# show running-configuration management-route
!
management route 0.0.0.0/0 1.1.1.2
OS10#


Instructions for setting up an admin level user:  
  1. Open the CLI using the console or management IP for the S-series switch. 
  2. Log into the privileged exec mode as default credentials. (OS10: user=admin, password=admin).
  3. To modify the switch configuration, run the “configure terminal” command then press enter.
OS10# configure terminal
OS10(config)#
  1. Configure a username ‘test’ and password with sysadmin privileges: username <string> password <string> role <sysadmin/netoperator/secadmin/netadmin>
OS10(config)#username test password P@ssw0rd!123 role sysadmin
  1. Exit config mode to exec mode:
OS10(config)# end
OS10#
  1. Verify the users configured on system:
OS10# show running-configuration users
username test password **** role sysadmin priv-lvl 15
OS10#
  1. Save the running configuration to startup configuration:
OS10# write memory



For further assistance, see the Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release Documentation or reach out to Dell EMC Technical Support.

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Article Number: 000201924
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2022
Version:  2
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