User Manual
4.4
OOB Broadband Ethernet Access
The ACM7000, CM7100, and IM7200 have a second Ethernet port (NET2 on the CM7100 and ACM7000,)
that can be configured for alternate and OOB (out-of-band) broadband access. With two active broadband
access paths to these console servers, in the event you are unable to access through the primary
management network (LAN1, Network or Network1) you can access it through the alternate broadband
path
On the
System > IP
menu select
Management LAN Interface
(CM7100, IM7200) and configure the
IP
Address,
Subnet Mask
,
Gateway
and
DNS
with the access settings that relate to the alternate link.
Ensure when configuring the principal
Network Interface
connection, the
Failover Interface
is set to
None
.
4.5
Broadband Ethernet Failover
The second Ethernet port can also be configured for failover to ensure transparent high availability.
1.
When configuring the principal network connection, specify
Management LAN Interface
as
the
Failover Interface
to be used when a fault has been detected with
Network Interface
2.
Specify the
Probe Addresses
of two sites (the
Primary
and
Secondary
) that the console
server is to ping to determine if
Network Interface
is operational
Then on the
Management LAN Interface
(CM7100 or IM7200)
configure the
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
,
and
Gateway
. The Management LAN Interface address must be unique, although it is permissible for it
to be in the same subnet as the
Network Interfac
e.
