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Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuring for Network Management
After the disk IP interface has been configured and a physical path established to the Cisco MGX switch,
you can start a CLI session using a workstation with a Telnet client program. To establish a CLI
management session, use the following procedure.
Step 1
Start the Telnet client program on a LAN workstation with a command similar to the following:
C:>
telnet
ipaddress
Replace ipaddress with the appropriate disk IP address as follows:
•
Active PXM card: enter the disk IP address.
•
Standby PXM card: enter the Boot IP address (requires separate addresses for boot and disk IP
addresses).
•
PXM in backup boot mode: enter the Boot IP address.
Note
The Telnet program on your workstation may require a different start up and connection
procedure. For instructions on operating your Telnet program, refer to the documentation for that
product.
Step 2
If the Login prompt does not appear, press Enter.
The Login prompt comes from the switch and indicates that the workstation has connected successfully
to the switch.
Step 3
When the Login prompt appears, enter the user name provided with your switch and press Enter.
Step 4
When the password prompt appears, enter the password provided with your switch and press Enter.
After you successfully log in, a prompt appears that is similar to the following:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a>
Configuring for Network Management
The Cisco MGX switches include a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent that you can
configure for communications with a network management station such as Cisco WAN Manager (CWM)
or a third-party SNMP manager. When configured for SNMP management, the switch accepts
configuration commands from management stations and sends status and error messages to the
management station.
Typically, CWM operates on a workstation that is connected to an IP network. CWM uses IP over ATM
connections to connect to Cisco MGX switches. For information on establishing this type of access, see
the “
” section in
Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access
To support the auto-discovery feature of CWM, ILMI should be brought up on all links between the
CWM workstation and the switches it will manage. For information on bringing up ILMI on a PXM1E
card, see the “
” section in
Chapter 3, “Provisioning PXM1E Communication
For information on bringing up ILMI on an AXSM card, refer to the “
Configuring ILMI on a
Port
” section in Chapter 2 of the Cisco ATM Services (AXSM) Configuration Guide and Command
Reference for MGX Switches, Release 5.