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Cisco SCE 8000 10GBE Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Configuring the Management Interface and Security
Configuring the Management Ports
Specifying the Active Management Port: Example
The following example shows how to use this command to configure Mng port 2 as the currently active
management port.
SCE#config
SCE(config)#interface mng 0/2
SCE(config if)#active-port
Management Interface Redundancy
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Configuring the Management Ports for Redundancy, page 5-8
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Configuring the Fail-Over Mode, page 5-9
The Cisco SCE platform contains two RJ-45 management ports. The two management ports provide the
possibility for a redundant management interface, thus ensuring management access to the Cisco SCE
platform even if there is a failure in one of the management links. If a failure is detected in the active
management link, the standby port automatically becomes the new active management port.
Note that both ports must be connected to the management console via a switch. In this way, the IP
address of the MNG port is always the same, regardless of which physical port is currently active.
Important information:
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Only one port is active at any time.
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The same virtual IP address and MAC address are assigned to both ports.
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Default:
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Port 1 = active
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Port 2 = standby
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The standby port sends no packets to the network and packets from the network are discarded.
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When a problem in the active port is encountered, the standby port automatically becomes the new
active port.
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Link problem, with switch to standby MNG port, is declared after the link is down for 300 msec.
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Service does not revert to the default active port if/when that link recovers. The currently active
MNG port remains active until link failure causes a switch to the other MNG port.
Configuring the Management Ports for Redundancy
Step 1
Cable both management ports (Mng 1 and Mng 2), connecting them both to the remote management
console via the LAN and via a switch.
Using the switch ensures that the IP address of the MNG port is always the same, regardless of which
physical port is currently active
Step 2
Configure the automatic failover mode.
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