Administrator Guide

Management Interfaces
The IOM management interface has both a public IP and private IP address on the internal fabric D interface.
The public IP address is exposed to the outside world for Web GUI configurations/WSMAN and other
proprietary traffic. You can statically configure the public IP address or obtain the IP address dynamically
using the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP).
NOTE: When you shut down a management interface, connectivity to the interface’s private IP address is
disabled.
You can access the full switch using:
• Internal RS-232 using the chassis management controller (CMC). Telnet into CMC and do a connect -
b switch-id
to get console access to corresponding IOM.
• External serial port with a universal serial bus (USB) connector (front panel): connect using the IOM front
panel USB serial line to get console access (Labeled as USB B).
• Telnet/others using the public IP interface on the fabric D interface.
• CMC through the private IP interface on the fabric D interface.
The MXL switch system supports the management Ethernet interface as well as the standard interface on any
front-end port. You can use either method to connect to the system.
Configuring Management Interfaces on the
MXL Switch
On the MXL Switch IO Module, the dedicated management interface provides management access to the
system.
You can configure this interface with the Dell Networking OS, but the configuration options on this interface
are limited. You cannot configure Gateway addresses and IP addresses if it appears in the main routing table
of the Dell Networking OS. In addition, proxy ARP is not supported on this interface.
To configure a management interface, use the following commands.
For additional management access, IOM supports the default VLAN (VLAN 1) L3 interface in addition to the
public fabric D management interface. You can assign the IP address for the VLAN 1 default management
interface using the setup wizard (or) through the CLI.
If you do not configure the VLAN 1 default using the wizard or CLI presented in startup-config, by default, the
VLAN 1 management interface gets its IP address using DHCP.
There is only one management interface for the whole stack.
You can manage the MXL Switch from any port. Configure an IP address for the port using the ip address
command. Enable the IP address for the port using the no shutdown command. You can use the
description command from INTERFACE mode to note that the interface is the management interface.
There is no separate management routing table, so you must configure all routes in the IP routing table (use
the
ip route command).
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