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Management Interfaces
Configure Management Interfaces on the E-Series and
C-Series
On the E-Series and C-Series, the dedicated Management interface is located on the RPM and provides
management access to the system. You can configure this interface with FTOS, but the configuration
options on this interface are limited. Gateway addresses and IP addresses cannot be configured if it appears
in the main routing table of FTOS. In addition, Proxy ARP is not supported on this interface.
The management interface supports IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, and supports ping and traceroute for IPv4
and IPv6 addresses.
To configure a Management interface, use the following command in the CONFIGURATION mode:
To configure IP addresses on a Management interface, use the following command in the
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE mode:
If there are two 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. You may enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address. 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.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
interface Managementethernet
interface CONFIGURATION Enter the slot (0-1) and the port (0).
In a system with 2 RPMs, therefore, 2
Management interfaces, the slot number
differentiates between the two Management
interfaces.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ip address
ipv4-address/mask
ipv6 address
ipv6-address
/
mask
MANAGEMENT
INTERFACE Configure an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6
address (X:X:X:X::X) and mask (/x) on the
interface.