Reference Guide

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To configure a Management interface, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
To view the Primary RPM Management port, use the
show interface Managementethernet command in the
EXEC Privilege mode. If there are 2 RPMs, the you cannot view information on that interface.
To configure IP addresses on a Management interface, use the following command in the
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE mode:
If there are 2 RPMs on the system, each Management interface must be configured with a different IP
address. Unless the
management route command is configured, you can only access the Management
interface from the local LAN. To access the Management interface from another LAN, the
management
route
command must be configured to point to the Management interface.
Alternatively, you can use
virtual-ip to manage a system with one or two RPMs. A virtual IP is an IP
address assigned to the system (not to any management interfaces) and is a CONFIGURATION mode
command. When a virtual IP address is assigned to the system, the active management interface of the
RPM is recognized by the virtual IP address—not by the actual interface IP address assigned to it. During
an RPM failover, you do not have to remember the IP address of the new RPM’s management interface—
the system will still recognizes the virtual-IP address.
VLAN Interfaces
VLANs are logical interfaces and are, by default, in Layer 2 mode. Physical interfaces and port channels
can be members of VLANs. For more information on VLANs and Layer 2, refer to Chapter 10, Layer 2.
Refer also Chapter 18, VLAN Stacking.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
interface Managementethernet interface CONFIGURATION Enter the slot and the port (0).
Slot range:
S4810: 0 to 11
S6000: 0 to 5
Z9000: 0
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ip address ip-address mask INTERFACE Configure an IP address and mask on the
interface.
• ip-address mask: enter an address in
dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D), the
mask must be in /prefix format (/x)
Note: To monitor VLAN interfaces, use the Management Information Base for Network Management of
TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II (RFC 1213).