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BLADE OS 5.1 Application Guide

 Chapter 1: Accessing the Switch BMD00136, November 2009

To access the switch, the following IP parameters must be configured:

 IP address

 Subnet mask

 Default gateway address

1. Log on to the switch.

2. Enter IP interface mode.

3. Configure an IP interface, subnet mask, and VLAN assignment. Enable the interface.

4. Configure the default gateway. Enable the gateway.

Once you configure the IP address for your switch and you have an existing network

connection, you can use the Telnet program from an external management station to access and

control the switch.

The G8000 supports a command-line interface (CLI) that you can use to configure and control the

switch over the network using the Telnet program. You can use the CLI to perform many basic

network management functions. In addition, you can configure the switch for management using an

SNMP-based network management system or a Web browser.

For more information about using the CLI, refer to the RackSwitch G8000

Command Reference.

RS G8000> enable

RS G8000# configure terminal

RS G8000 (config)# interface ip 1

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# ip address 10.10.10.2 (example IP address)

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# ip netmask 255.255.255.0

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# vlan 1

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# enable

RS G8000 (config-ip-if)# exit

RS G8000 (config)# ip gateway address 10.10.10.1 (example gateway address)

RS G8000 (config)# ip gateway enable