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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuring for Network Management
After the disk IP interface has been configured and a physical path established to the Cisco MGX switch,
you can start a CLI session using a workstation with a Telnet client program. To establish a CLI
management session, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Start the Telnet client program on a LAN workstation with a command similar to the following:
C:>telnet ipaddress
Replace ipaddress with the appropriate disk IP address as follows:
• Active PXM card: enter the disk IP address.
• Standby PXM card: enter the Boot IP address (requires separate addresses for boot and disk IP
addresses).
• PXM in backup boot mode: enter the Boot IP address.
Note The Telnet program on your workstation may require a different start up and connection
procedure. For instructions on operating your Telnet program, refer to the documentation for
that product.
Step 2 If the Login prompt does not appear, press Enter.
The Login prompt comes from the switch and indicates that the workstation has connected successfully
to the switch.
Step 3 When the Login prompt appears, enter the user name provided with your switch and press Enter.
Step 4 When the password prompt appears, enter the password provided with your switch and press Enter.
After you successfully log in, a prompt appears that is similar to the following:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a>
Configuring for Network Management
The Cisco MGX switches include a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent that you can
configure for communications with a network management station such as Cisco WAN Manager (CWM)
or a third-party SNMP manager. When configured for SNMP management, the switch accepts
configuration commands from management stations and sends status and error messages to the
management station.
Typically, CWM operates on a workstation that is connected to an IP network. CWM uses IP over ATM
connections to connect to Cisco MGX switches. For information on establishing this type of access, see
the “Configuring the Switch” section in Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access
Options.”
To support the auto-discovery feature of CWM, ILMI should be brought up on all links between the
CWM workstation and the switches it will manage. For information on bringing up ILMI on a PXM1E
card, see Chapter 4, “Preparing Service Modules for Communication.” For information on bringing up
ILMI on an AXSM card, refer to the “Configuring ILMI on a Port” section in Chapter 2 of the Cisco
ATM Services (AXSM) Configuration Guide and Command Reference for MGX Switches, Release 5.