Specifications

Managing the MGX 8220 Shelf 3-9
The Command Line Interface (CLI)
Connecting via an In-band Connection
Before you can access MGX 8220 using the in-band method, you must set up or add a connection
across the network. To configure a connection to MGX 8220 that will terminate on the in-band port
of the ASC card, proceed as follows:
1 Configure the MGX 8220 in-band IP address using cnfifip with an interface type 37. Refer to the
section, “Setting Up IP Addresses for Control Port, LAN Port or In-band Access”, in this chapter.
2 Management connection end-points are already configured on the MGX 8220 shelf. The reserved
end-points for management purposes are VPI = 3 and VCI = 8 to 15.
3 Add a connection from the BNI connected to the management terminal (directly or indirectly) to
the BNI in the BPX connected to the MGX 8220 shelf using a destination address of VPI = 3 and
VCI= 8 to 15.
4 Using the in-band IP address of the MGX 8220 shelf as the destination address, start the
TELNET application for entering CLI commands, the SNMP manager application for managing
MGX 8220 through SNMP commands, or start the TFTP application to configure or collect
statistics.
Connecting via the LAN Port
The LAN port allows the shelf to be connected to an Ethernet network using an appropriate
transceiver. Thus a workstation connected to the Ethernet network can communicate directly with
the MGX 8220. The port should be given an IP address to allow TCP/IP protocols to be used.
1 Setup the LAN on MGX 8220 using cnfifip with an interface type of 26 as described above.
2 Make sure the Ethernet workstation has TCP/IP installed and is configured for TCP/IP
communication.
3 Start the Telnet application for entering CLI commands, the SNMP manager application for
managing MGX 8220 through SNMP commands, or start the TFTP application to configure or
collect statistics.
The Command Line Interface (CLI)
The Command Line Interface (CLI) uses a simple alphanumeric terminal and employs the concept
of a system prompt to which the user types in commands.
The CLI also employs the concept of a user being logged into a particular module (slot) in the
MGX 8220 shelf and all commands entered are assumed to apply to that module (slot). In this way
the CLI can be used for managing both the core cards and the service modules.
For security, logging in involves entering a correct preassigned password which allows the user
access only to commands of a specified privilege level or below.
For information on performing some of the management functions using the StrataView Plus
Connection Manager and Equipment Manager, refer to the Cisco StrataView Plus Operations Guide.
One command that must be entered using the CLI is the Configure Interface IP address (cnfifip).
Since a control station, including StrataView Plus, uses an IP address to communicate with the shelf,
the various ports on the shelf must first be assigned IP addresses using the cnfifip command.
Each CLI command and its syntax and privilege level is provided in the Cisco MGX 8220 Command
Reference.