Specifications
130 Implementing IBM System Networking 10Gb Ethernet Switches
4.3.2 Global Configuration mode
In this scenario, we use the IBM Networking OS CLI and its commands. If we use the industry
standard CLI, we note that we are using it where appropriate.
After you log on, enter the Global Configuration mode by running enable and then configure
terminal, as shown in Example 4-1.
Example 4-1 Enabling the Global Configuration mode
RSG8264> enable
Enable privilege granted.
RSG8264# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with Ctrl/Z.
RSG68264(config)#
You can then configure the IP address of the management ports so you can access remote
control with SSH or telnet. To accomplish this task, run the commands shown in Example 4-2.
In our lab configuration, we used the interface ip 128 and we assigned the IPv4 address
172.25.101.120 with netmask 255.255.0.0.
Example 4-2 Configuring IP to management ports
RS8264(config)# interface ip [127|128]
RS8264(config-ip-if)# ip address <management interface IPv4 address>
RS8264(config-ip-if)# ip netmask <IPv4 subnet mask>
RS8264(config-ip-if)# enable
RS8264(config-ip-if)# exit
Configure the appropriate gateway (Example 4-3). In our lab configuration, the gateway is on
address 172.25.1.1.
Example 4-3 Configuring gateway
RS8264(config)# ip gateway [3|4] address <default gateway IPv4 address>
RS8264(config)# ip gateway [3|4] enable
After configuring a management IP address for your switch, you can connect to a
management port and use the Telnet program from an external management station to
access and control the switch. The management port provides out-of-band management. You
can also configure one of the other ports for in-band management. This process is explained
in the IBM G8264 Application Guide, found at:
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?dc=DA400&rs=1126&uid=isg3T7000326&cont
ext=HW500&cs=utf-8&lang=en&loc=en_US
Connecting to the switch
After your switch is configured to have an IP address visible from your network, you can work
with the switch remotely by using any Telnet or SSH client. Start a Telnet or SSH session and
connect to the IP address that we defined in Example 4-2.
Important: In the examples that we show in this section, we used the RackSwitch G8264,
which is why the CLI shows RS8264 at the beginning of the prompt.