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Using the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
ExtremeWare XOS 11.3 Concepts Guide
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Using the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
The MSM provides a dedicated 10/100 mbps Ethernet management port. This port provides dedicated
remote access to the switch using TCP/IP. It supports the following management methods:
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Telnet/SSH2 using the CLI interface
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SNMP access using EPICenter or another SNMP manager
The switch uses the Ethernet management port only for host operation, not for switching or routing.
The TCP/IP configuration for the management port is done using the same syntax as used for virtual
LAN (VLAN) configuration. The VLAN
mgmt comes preconfigured with only the management port as a
member. The management port is a member of the virtual router VR-Mgmt.
When you configure the IP address for the VLAN mgmt , this address gets assigned to the primary
MSM. You can connect to the management port on the primary MSM for any switch configuration. The
management port on the backup MSM is available only when failover occurs. At that time, the primary
MSM relinquishes its role, the backup MSM takes over, and the VLAN
mgmt on the new primary MSM
acquires the IP address of the previous primary MSM.
To configure the IP address and subnet mask for the VLAN mgmt, use the following command:
configure vlan mgmt ipaddress <ip_address>/<subnet_mask>
To configure the default gateway (you must specify VR-Mgmt for the management port and VLAN
mgmt ), use the following command:
configure iproute add default <gateway> {vr <vrname>} {<metric>} {multicast-only |
unicast-only}
The following example configuration sets the management port IP address to 192.168.1.50, mask length
of 25, and configures the gateway to use 192.168.1.1:
configure vlan mgmt ipaddress 192.168.1.50/25
configure iproute add default 192.168.1.1 vr vr-mgmt
Using EPICenter to Manage the Network
EPICenter is a powerful yet easy-to-use application suite that facilitates the management of a network
of Extreme Networks switches, as well as selected third-party switches. EPICenter offers a
comprehensive set of network management tools that are easy to use from a client workstation running
EPICenter client software, or from a workstation configured with a web browser and the Java plug-in.
For more information about the EPICenter management software available from Extreme Networks, go
to
http://www.extremenetworks.com
To review the EPICenter documentation, go to
http://www.extremenetworks.com/services/swuserguides.asp