Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs, Configuration Manual

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PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide 1
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Chapter
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Getting Familiar with Management Applications
Table 3 lists the individual Dell PowerConnect switches and the management application features
they support.
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Using the management port
NOTE
The management port applies to PowerConnect B-Series FCX devices.
The management port is an out-of-band port that customers can use to manage their devices
without interfering with the in-band ports. The management port is widely used to download
images and configurations, for Telnet sessions, and for Web management.
For PowerConnect B-Series FCX devices, the MAC address for the management port is derived from
the base MAC address of the unit, plus the number of ports in the base module. For example, on a
48-port PowerConnect B-Series FCX standalone device, the base MAC address is
0000.1234.2200. The management port MAC address for this device would be 0000.1234.2200
plus 0x30, or 0000.1234.2230. The 0x30 in this case equals the 48 ports on the base module.
How the management port works
The following rules apply to management ports:
•
Only packets that are specifically addressed to the management port MAC address or the
broadcast MAC address are processed by the Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch. All other packets are
filtered out.
TABLE 3 Supported management application features
Feature PowerConnect B-Series FCX
Management port Yes
industry-standard Command Line
Interface (CLI), including support for:
•
Serial and Telnet access
•
Alias command
•
On-line help
•
Command completion
•
Scroll control
•
Line editing
•
Searching and filtering output
•
Special characters
Yes
Web-based GUI
•
Web Management Interface
Yes
Brocade Network Advisor Yes