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Connect your Dell PowerSwitch (OS10, OS9, or OS6) so Myrmex can read the running configuration, document the device, and — with approval — run CLI operations. Myrmex reaches the switch over SSH through a Collector on your network and queries it in real time.

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What Myrmex Can Do

Read & document

Run show commands to inspect ports, VLANs, and the running configuration — read on demand.

Run CLI commands

Execute operational and configuration commands, with changes applied on approval.

Inventory

Track the PowerSwitch model, OS version, and interfaces — nothing stored on the Myrmex side.

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Before You Start

  • A Collector that can reach the switch’s management IP over SSH. See Deploying the agent and Collector mode.
  • An account with CLI access to the device — read-only is enough for analysis; read-write is required to run configuration changes.

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Step 1 — Create the Credential in Dell

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Enable SSH

Enable the SSH server on the switch. On OS10 and OS9, use ip ssh server enable; on OS6, enable SSH from the management settings. Confirm the switch has a management IP the Collector can reach.
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Create a user

Create a local user for Myrmex with a strong password and an administrator/read-write role — for example sysadmin on OS10, or privilege 15 on OS9. Use a read-only role if you only want analysis. Note the username and password.
Prefer least privilege: start with a read-only account, and grant read-write only when you want the agents to run changes for you.

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Step 2 — Add the Integration in Myrmex

From the Directory, choose Add Integration → Dell Switch, then fill in:

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Connect

Click Connect to validate the SSH connection and finish. The switch then appears under Environment → Integrations, and you can ask the Integration Specialist about it in the Workspace.
Myrmex queries the switch in real time over SSH and acts only on approval. It does not store or retain the device’s configuration or data on the Myrmex side.