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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Setting the LAN IP Addresses
Step 4
Set the inet on ethernet (e) option to the boot IP address value you want to use. The following example
shows how the command appears when a new value has been entered:
inet on ethernet (e) : 172.29.52.88 172.29.52.8:ffffff00
The 172.29.52.88 address appeared as part of the prompt. If no address had been previously defined, no
text would appear after the colon. In this example, 172.29.52.8 is the new boot IP address, and ffffff00
is the new network mask.
Step 5
Set the gateway inet option to the IP address for the default gateway on the subnet that hosts the switch.
Step 6
Accept, clear, or change values as necessary until the switch prompt reappears.
Step 7
To verify the new values you have set, enter the bootChange command and press Return for each of the
14 values.
Table 2-8
bootChange Command Option Descriptions
Option
Description
boot device
The lnPci value selects an external server as the boot source when the boot
or runtime software is not found on the PXM hard disk.
processor number
Do not change this option.
host name
The host name identifies an external server that has switch boot and
runtime software.
file name
This option defines the path and filename of the runtime software on a
remote server.
inet on ethernet
This option selects the boot IP address and network mask for the PXM you
are configuring. (This PXM is identified in the switch prompt.) Enter the
address and mask in the format: a.b.c.d:ffffffff, where a.b.c.d is the IP
address and ffffffff is the network mask in hexadecimal format.
Note
The bootChange and sysChangeEnet commands are the only
commands that can be used to set or change the network mask used
for the boot IP address.
inet on backplane
Do not change this option.
host inet
The host inet option defines the IP address for the external server that has
boot and runtime software for the switch.
gateway inet
The gateway inet option identifies the IP address for the default gateway
on the subnet that hosts the switch.
user
This option defines a username that can be used for FTP access to the boot
and runtime software files on a remote server.
ftp password
This option identifies a password that can be used for FTP access to the
boot and runtime software files on a remote server.
flags
Do not change this option.
target name
Do not change this option.
startup script
Do not change this option.
other
Do not change this option.
