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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 switch 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 Switch
On the 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 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).
● Enter the slot and the port (0) to configure a Management interface.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface managementethernet interface
The slot range is 0–0.
● Configure an IP address and mask on a Management interface.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address mask
○ ip-address mask: enter an address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D). The mask must be in /prefix format (/x).
To display the configuration for a given port, use the show interface command from EXEC Privilege mode, as shown in the
following example.
To display the routing table for a given port, use the show ip route command from EXEC Privilege mode.
Dell#show int tengig 0/16
TenGigabitEthernet 0/16 is up, line protocol is down
Hardware is DellForce10Eth, address is 00:1e:c9:bb:02:c2
Current address is 00:1e:c9:bb:02:c2
Server Port AdminState is Down
Pluggable media not present
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