Chapter 5 Connecting the Management Interfaces and Performing Initial System Configuration
Connecting the Management Interface
Cisco SCE 1000 2xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide
OL-7821-05
5-25
Verifying Management Interface Connectivity
If the
SCE 1000
platform has been powered up, test now to verify that connectivity has been
established between the
SCE 1000
and the remote management host. If the
SCE 1000
platform is
not powered up, perform this step after starting the
SCE 1000
platform.
To verify that connectivity has been established between the
SCE 1000
and the remote
management host, complete the following steps:
Step 1
After you connect the cable to the appropriate Mng port and to your network, check the relevant
Mng port LEDS.
There are two Mng LEDs — Link/Active, and 10/100/1000 (refer to Front Panel).
At this point, check that the Link/Active LED is green.
The state of the 10/100/1000 LED will depend on the Ethernet network settings.
Green indicates 100 Mbps and ‘Off’ indicates 10 Mbps.
Step 2
Test connectivity. From the host that you intend to use for remote management, ping to the
SCE
1000
by typing
ping
and the
SCE 1000
IP address, and pressing
Enter
(see the example, below).
Note
Please note that only step 2 above, is performed from the remote management host (Mng port
connection).
This verifies that an active connection exists between the specified station and the management
port.
The ping program sends an echo request packet to an IP address and then awaits a reply. Ping
output can help you evaluate path-to-host reliability, delays over the path, and whether the host
can be reached or is functioning.
This completes the procedures for connecting the management interfaces and for initial
configuration of the
SCE 1000
platform. Proceed to the next chapter for a description of the
procedures for cabling the Gigabit Ethernet ports and for configuring Gigabit Ethernet (GBE)
interface parameters.
E
XAMPLE
:
The following example displays a typical ping response where the target IP address is 10.1.1.201.
C:\>ping 10.1.1.201
pinging 10.1.1.201 ...
PING 10.1.1.201: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from host (10.1.1.201): icmp_seq=0. time=0. ms
64 bytes from host (10.1.1.201): icmp_seq=1. time=0. ms
64 bytes from host (10.1.1.201): icmp_seq=2. time=0. ms
64 bytes from host (10.1.1.201): icmp_seq=3. time=0. ms
----10.1.1.201 PING Statistics----
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 0/0/0