Reference Guide

Management Interfaces
The system supports the Management Ethernet interface as well as the standard interface on any port.
You can use either method to connect to the system.
Configuring Management Interfaces
The dedicated Management interface provides management access to the system.
You can configure this interface using the CLI, 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 Dell
Networking OS. In addition, proxy ARP is not supported on this interface.
To configure a management interface, use the following commands.
• Enter the slot and the port (1) to configure a Management interface.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface managementethernet interface
The slot range is 1.
The port range is 1.
• 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).
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port
You can manage the system through any port using remote access such as Telnet.
To configure an IP address for the port, use the following commands. There is no separate management
routing table, so configure all routes in the IP routing table (the ip route command).
• Configure an IP address.
INTERFACE mode
ip address
• Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
• The interface is the management interface.
INTEFACE mode
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