Quick Reference Guide

PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide 1
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Getting Familiar with Management Applications
Using the management port
The management port is an out-of-band port that customers can use to manage their devices
without interfering with the in-band ports. The management port is widely used to download
images and configurations and for Telnet sessions.
The MAC address for the management port is derived from the base MAC address of the unit, plus
the number of ports in the base module.
How the management port works
The following rules apply to management ports:
• Any packets that are specifically addressed to the management port MAC address or the
broadcast MAC address are forwarded accordingly. All other packets are filtered out.
• No packet received on a management port is sent to any in-band ports, and no packets
received on in-band ports are sent to a management port.
• A management port is not part of any VLAN
• Protocols are not supported on the management port.
• Creating a management VLAN disables the management port on the device.
• All features that can be configured from the global configuration mode can also be configured
from the interface level of the manamement port. Features that are configured through the
management port take effect globally, not on the management port itself (on switches only).
For switches, any in-band port may be used for management purposes. A Router sends Layer 3
packets using the MAC address of the port as the source MAC address.
CLI Commands for use with the management port
The following CLI commands can be used with a management port.
To display the current configuration, use the show running-config interface management
command.
Syntax: show running-config interface management num
PowerConnect(config-if-mgmt)#ip addr 10.44.9.64/24
PowerConnect(config)#show running-config interface management 1
interface management 1
ip address 10.44.9/64 255.255.255.0
To display the current configuration, use the show interfaces management command.
Syntax: show interfaces management num