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The Web interface and the Telnet program provide different ways to access the
same internal-switching software and configure it.
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If your system application requires that you use the Web interface program, see
“Configuring the switch module through the switch-module browser-based
interface” on page 32 for additional information.
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If your system application requires that you use the Telnet program, see
“Configuring the switch module through the Telnet interface” on page 30 for
additional information.
Enabling management through external ports
To access and manage the switch module through external interfaces, you must
enable the external ports and the ability to manage the switch through them. Use
the information in the following table to configure your ports.
External management External ports Description
Disabled Disabled The switch must be managed
through the management
module. No traffic is allowed on
external ports.
Disabled Enabled The switch must be managed
through the management
module. Data traffic is allowed
on external ports.
Enabled Disabled The switch can be managed
through the management
module or a blade server. No
traffic is allowed on external
ports.
Enabled Enabled The switch can be managed
through the management
module, a blade server, or a
management station that is
connected through an external
port. Data traffic is allowed on
external ports.
To enable management through external ports, complete the following steps:
1. Log on to the management module as described in the User’s Guide or
Command Line Interface Reference Guide for your advanced management module.
If necessary, obtain the IP address of the management module from your
system administrator. The management-module window opens.
2. Click I/O Module Tasks → Configuration and click the bay number that
corresponds to the location of the switch module that you installed.
3. Click Advanced Configuration and make sure that external management is
enabled.
4.
Click
I/O Module Tasks → Admin/Power/Restart
and make sure that the
external ports are enabled for the switch module that you installed.
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