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Understanding how the management port functions
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Understanding how the management port functions
You must be aware of how the BigIron RX Series system’s management port functions as described
in the following:
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The management port allows you to configure, monitor, and manage the BigIron RX Series
system only. As a result, this port has the same limited functionality as an IP host port.
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You cannot enable and run routing protocols on the management port.
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The management port supports static routes and directly connected routes, which are
installed in the management module’s routing table. However, these routes are not installed in
the interface module’s routing table. Therefore, the interface modules are not aware of the
management port’s static or directly connected routes.
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If you configure the redistribution of directly connected or static routes for a particular routing
protocol, the routing protocol will redistribute directly connected or static routes associated
with the interface module ports but not those associated with the management port.
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On a BigIron RX Series system running Layer 2 Switch code, the management port does not
support a default gateway. However, if you configure a default gateway for the management
port, the BigIron RX Series system will convert the default gateway into a static route.
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On a BigIron RX Series system running Layer 2 Switch code, the management port supports
multiple static routes. However, you cannot configure multiple static routes to the same
destination for a management port.
To display configuration information and statistics about the management port, you can enter the
show interface management 1 command at any CLI level.
Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch
You can connect a BigIron RX Series switch to another 10 Gigabit Ethernet network device. The
BigIron RX Series switch supports connections to other vendors’ as well as Brocade devices.
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface module includes four ports, into which you can install fiber optic
modules provided by Brocade. The SFP fiber optic modules provide an optical transceiver or a
physical medium dependent (PMD) interface for fiber that can be used with the LAN physical layer
(PHY).
Table 15 outlines the fiber optic modules (PMDs) provided by Brocade, the link distance associated
with each, the cabling needed to connect the BigIron RX Series switch to another network device,
and the part number associated with the module.
TABLE 15
Fiber optic modules and cabling
Fiber optic modules (PMD) Distance Fiber optic cabling Brocade part
number
Short wavelength
850 nm serial 86 meters
300 meters 50/125 micron multimode fiber (500 Mhz km)
50/125 micron multimode fiber (2000 Mhz km) 10G-XFP-SR