Foundry NetIron MLX Series Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
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© 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
December 2008
You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
•
Super User – Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system
administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
NOTE:
You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
•
Port Configuration – Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global (system-wide)
parameters.
•
Read Only – Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read access.
To set passwords:
1.
At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the EXEC mode:
NetIron> enable
NetIron#
2.
Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
NetIron# configure terminal
NetIron(config)#
3.
Enter the following command to set the super-user password:
NetIron(config)# enable super-user-password <text>
NOTE:
You must set the super-user password before you can set other types of passwords.
4.
Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords:
NetIron(config)# enable port-config-password <text>
NetIron(config)# enable read-only-password <text>
NOTE:
If you forget your super-user password, see the Release Notes.
Syntax:
enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <text>
Passwords can be up to 48 characters long.
Configuring IP Addresses
The NetIron MLX Series routers implement separate data and control planes. This architecture affects how you
assign IP addresses. Table 4.1 outlines the interfaces to which you can assign IP addresses.
In this table, “in band” refers to an interface over which user packets are routed, while “out of band” refers to an
interface over which control packets related to system management are forwarded.
Table 4.1: Assigning IP Addresses
Interface
Associated Physical Port
Out of band/
In band
Management interface
Ethernet 10/100/1000 port on
active or redundant management
module
Out of band
Any interface over which
user packets are routed
Any interface module port
In band
