Installation guide

42 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Hardware Installation Guide

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IP address configuration

NetIron# configure terminal

NetIron(config)#

3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password.

NetIron(config)# enable super-user-password <text>

NOTE

You must set the super-user password before you can set other types of passwords.

4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords.

NetIron(config)# enable port-config-password <text>

NetIron(config)# enable read-only-password <text>

NOTE

If you forget your super-user password, see the Release Notes.

Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <text>

Passwords can be up to 48 characters long.

IP address configuration

The NetIron CES and NetIron CER 2000 Series devices implement separate data and control

planes. This architecture affects how you assign IP addresses. Table 9 outlines the interfaces to

which you can assign IP addresses.

In this table, “in band” refers to an interface over which user packets are routed, while “out of

band” refers to an interface over which control packets related to system management are

forwarded.

This section describes the following:

• NetIron CES and NetIron CER 2000 Series support of sub-net masks

• How to assign an IP address to a management interface

• How to assign an IP address to an interface or virtual interface over which user packets are

routed

TABLE 9 Assigning IP addresses

Interface Associated physical port Out of band/

In band

Management interface Ethernet 10/100/1000 port on active

management module

Out of band

Any interface over which user packets are

routed

Any interface module port In band

Any virtual interface over which user

packets are routed

Any interface port In band

Loopback interface – In band