Configure an IP Address for the Management Port

Note

Note

This procedure only applies to VSP 8600 Series. For other products, see Segmented Management.

Configure an IP address for the management port so that you can remotely access the device using the out-of-band (OOB) management port. The management port runs on a dedicated VRF.

The configured IP subnet has to be globally unique because the management protocols can go through in-band (Global Router) or out-of-band ports (Management VRF).

Before you begin

  • Do not configure a default route in the Management VRF.

  • If you want out-of-band management, define a specific static route in the Management Router VRF to the IP subnet where your management application resides.

  • If you initiate an FTP session from a client device behind a firewall, you should set FTP to passive mode.

  • The switch gives priority to out-of-band management when there is reachability from both in-band and out-of-band. To avoid a potential conflict, do not configure an overlap between in-band and out-of-band networks.

Procedure

  1. Enter mgmtEthernet Interface Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

    interface mgmtEthernet <mgmt | mgmt2>

  2. Configure the IP address and mask for the management port:

    ip address {<A.B.C.D/X> | <A.B.C.D> <A.B.C.D>}

  3. Configure an IPv6 address and prefix length for the management port:

    ipv6 interface address WORD<0-255>

  4. Show the complete network management information:

    show interface mgmtEthernet

  5. Show the management interface packet/link errors:

    show interface mgmtEthernet error

  6. Show the management interface statistics information:

    show interface mgmtEthernet statistics

Example

Configure the IP address for the management port:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#interface mgmtethernet mgmt
Switch:1(config-if)#ip address 192.0.2.24 255.255.255.0

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the ip address command.

Variable

Value

{<A.B.C.D/X> | <A.B.C.D> <A.B.C.D>}

Specifies the IP address followed by the subnet mask.

The following table defines parameters for the ipv6 interface address command.

Variable

Value

WORD<0-255>

Specifies the IPv6 address and prefix length.
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