DELL S50V User Manual

Configuration Fundamentals | 35

The FTOS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based interface through which you can configure 
interfaces and protocols. The CLI is largely the same for the E-Series, C-Series, and S-Series with the 
exception of some commands and command outputs. The CLI is structured in modes for security and 
management purposes. Different sets of commands are available in each mode, and you can limit user 
access to modes using privilege levels.

In FTOS, after a command is enabled, it is entered into the running configuration file. You can view the 
current configuration for the whole system or for a particular CLI mode. To save the current configuration 
copy the running configuration to another location.

). When the system 

successfully boots, you enter the command line in the EXEC mode.

Note: Due to a differences in hardware architecture and the continued system development, features may 
occasionally differ between the platforms. These differences are identified by the information symbols 
shown on 

.

Note: You must have a password configured on a virtual terminal line before you can Telnet into the 
system. Therefore, you must use a console connection when connecting to the system for the first time.

telnet 172.31.1.53

Trying 172.31.1.53...

Connected to 172.31.1.53.

Escape character is '^]'.

Login: username