Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

770 Chapter 16 The Command Line Interface

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When using a Telnet or SSH client to connect to a cluster of Nortel SNAS 4050 
devices, always connect to the Management IP address (MIP). Configuration 
changes are automatically propagated to all members of the cluster. However, to 
use the 

, 

, or 

 commands, connect to 

the Real IP address (RIP) of the particular Nortel SNAS 4050 device on which 
you want to perform these commands, or connect to that Nortel SNAS 4050 with a 
console connection.

You can access the CLI in two ways:

•

using a console connection through the console port (see 

•

using a Telnet connection or SSH connection over the network (see 

 or 

Use a console connection to perform the initial setup and when reinstalling the 
Nortel SNAS 4050 software as the boot user. You must also use a console 
connection when logging in as root user for advanced troubleshooting purposes.