SG300-10 switch commands not working

[mattsaundersmcp]

Hey guys

New to all this so be kind

I have an SG300-10 switch and have connected to the switch by telent and SSH, but when I run commands like 'enable' is tells me 'Unrecognized command'

The firmware is Version 1.3.0.62, I checked it looks like a new version is available, do I need to upgrade the firmware? If so are there any steps I need to follow to upgrade the firmware without bricking the switch?

EDIT: Ok so I tried the command conf t which worked, why does enable not work? Is it because the CLI is not IOS?

Thanks

Matt

[viningele]

Yep, the IOS commands have different levels.  You'll need to use the CLI command specific to the SG series since there are many differences.

[mattsaundersmcp]

Thanks, do you know where I can get a guide with the commands?

[viningele]

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/csbms/sf30x_sg30x/administration_guide/CLI_300_1_2_9.pdf

This CLI does show the "enable" command too but maybe telnet sessions on these SG switches skip straight to level 15 if that's the privledge level of the user.