Installation guide

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Management port function overview
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Enabling and disabling the interfaces
By default, all NetIron CES and NetIron CER 2000 Series interfaces are disabled. To enable an
interface, you must enter the enable command at the appropriate interface configuration level of
the CLI. For example, to enable the management interface, enter the enable command at the
management interface configuration level of the CLI.
NetIron(config-if-mgmt-1)# enable
Syntax: enable
You can disable each of these interfaces using the disable command at the appropriate interface
configuration level of the CLI. For example, to disable the management port, enter the disable
command at the management interface configuration level of the CLI.
NetIron(config-if-mgmt-1)# disable
Syntax: disable
NOTE
For security reasons, by default, the telnet server is disabled on the NetIron CES and NetIron CER
2000. To enable the telnet server and allow access through telnet to the device from an external
host, execute the following.
NetIron(config)# telnet server
Management port function overview
You must be aware of how the NetIron CES and NetIron CER 2000 Series system’s management
port functions as described in the following:
• The management port allows you to configure, monitor, and manage the NetIron CES and
NetIron CER 2000 Series system only. As a result, this port has the same limited functionality
as an IP host port.
• You cannot enable and run routing protocols on the management port.
• The management port supports static routes and directly connected routes, which are
installed in the management module’s routing table. However, these routes are not installed in
the interface module’s routing table. Therefore, the interface modules are not aware of the
management port’s static or directly connected routes.
• If you configure the redistribution of directly connected or static routes for a particular routing
protocol, the routing protocol will redistribute directly connected or static routes associated
with the interface module ports but not those associated with the management port.
To display configuration information and statistics about the management port, you can enter the
show interface management 1 command at any CLI level.
Device connection
You can connect a NetIron CES and NetIron CER 2000 Series device to another Ethernet network
device. The NetIron CES and NetIron CER 2000 Series devices support connections to other
vendors’ as well as Brocade network devices.