Dell OS10 Switch

Dell OS10 Switches

Basic commands

System info

Show system info:

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show system #shows info about hardware
show version #shows info about OS

Prefix lists

Check:

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show ip prefix-list

Add to prefix list

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ip prefix-list <prefix list name> seq <sequence number> permit <IP in CIDR>

Remove

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ip prefix-list <prefix list name> seq <sequence number> permit <IP in CIDR>

Dell OS10 (S5248F-ON) Useful Commands

System Information

Show switch model, OS version and uptime

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show version

Interface Status

Show status of all interfaces

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show interfaces status

Show detailed information for a specific interface

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show interface ethernet 1/1/25:1

Show all Layer 3 interfaces and assigned IP addresses

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show ip interface brief

Show Layer 3 interfaces in a specific VRF

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show ip interface brief vrf PRODUCTION

Interface Configuration

Show configuration of an interface

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show running-configuration interface ethernet 1/1/25:1

Show configuration of a port-channel

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show running-configuration interface port-channel 1

Show all configured IP addresses

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show running-configuration | grep "ip address"

Port-Channels

Show all port-channels and member interfaces

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show port-channel summary

Show details of a specific port-channel

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show interface port-channel 1

Show channel-group membership

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show running-configuration | grep channel-group

MAC Address Table

Show all learned MAC addresses

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show mac address-table

Show MAC addresses learned on an interface

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show mac address-table interface ethernet 1/1/25:1

Show MAC addresses learned on a port-channel

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show mac address-table interface port-channel 1

Show MAC addresses in a VLAN

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show mac address-table vlan 100

Locate a specific MAC address

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show mac address-table address aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

ARP Table

Show all ARP entries

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show ip arp

Show ARP entries in a VRF

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show ip arp vrf PRODUCTION

Show dynamic ARP entries only

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show ip arp dynamic

Show ARP entries for an interface

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show ip arp interface ethernet 1/1/25:1

Show ARP entries for a port-channel

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show ip arp interface port-channel 1

Look up a specific IP address

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show ip arp <ip address>

LLDP

Show all LLDP neighbours

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show lldp neighbors

Show detailed LLDP neighbour information

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show lldp neighbors detail

Show LLDP neighbour on a specific interface

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show lldp neighbors interface ethernet 1/1/25:1

VRFs and Routing

Show configured VRFs

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show vrf

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show ip vrf

Show routes in a VRF

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show ip route vrf PRODUCTION

Show route to a destination

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show ip route 10.52.240.218

Connectivity Testing

Ping from default VRF

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ping 10.52.240.218

Ping from a specific VRF

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ping vrf PRODUCTION 10.52.240.218

Common Troubleshooting Workflow

Identify device connected to an interface

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show interface ethernet 1/1/25:1
show running-configuration interface ethernet 1/1/25:1
show lldp neighbors interface ethernet 1/1/25:1
show mac address-table interface ethernet 1/1/25:1
show ip arp vrf PRODUCTION

Determine members of a port-channel

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show port-channel summary

Find IPs associated with a port-channel

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show mac address-table interface port-channel 1
show ip arp vrf PRODUCTION

Determine the far end of a /30 link

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Ethernet 1/1/25:1  10.52.240.217/30

The other usable host is:

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10.52.240.218

Verify with:

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ping vrf PRODUCTION 10.52.240.218
show ip arp vrf PRODUCTION
show lldp neighbors interface ethernet 1/1/25:1

Backup Config

Copy file to startup configuration

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copy {config://filepath | home://filepath |
ftp://userid:passwd@hostip/filepath | scp://userid:passwd@hostip/filepath |
sftp://userid:passwd@hostip/filepath | tftp://hostip/filepath} config://startup.xml 

Back up startup file

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copy config://startup.xml config://backup-9-28.xml

Restore startup file from backup.

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copy config://backup-9-28.xml config://startup.xml
reload
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:no

Back up startup file to server

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copy config://startup.xml scp://userid:password@hostip/backup-9-28.xml

Restore startup file from server.

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copy scp://admin:admin@hostip/backup-9-28.xml config://startup.xml
reload
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:no

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