Administrator Guide

Configuration Tasks for IP Addresses
The following describes the tasks associated with IP address configuration.
Configuration tasks for IP addresses includes:
● Assigning IP Addresses to an Interface (mandatory)
● Configuring Static Routes (optional)
● Configure Static Routes for the Management Interface (optional)
For a complete listing of all commands related to IP addressing, refer to the Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference
Guide.
Assigning IP Addresses to an Interface
Assign primary and secondary IP addresses to physical or logical (for example, [virtual local area network [VLAN] or port
channel) interfaces to enable IP communication between the system and hosts connected to that interface.
You can assign one primary address and up to 255 secondary IP addresses to each interface.
NOTE: You cannot assign an IP address on a port extender interface and VP-LAG. However, you can assign an IP address
to a VLAN that is associated with a port extender interface or a VP-LAG interface that is a member. The commands that
are applicable on a switchport are only available on the port extender interface.
1. Enter the keyword interface then the type of interface and slot/port information.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface interface
● For a loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from 0 to 16383.
● For the Management interface, enter the keyword ManagementEthernet 0/0 . The slot number is 0; the port number
is 0.
● For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number.
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
● For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
2. Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
3. Configure a primary IP address and mask on the interface.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address mask [secondary]
● ip-address mask: the IP address must be in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D). The mask must be in slash prefix-
length format (/24).
● secondary: add the keyword secondary if the IP address is the interface’s backup IP address. You can configure up
to eight secondary IP addresses.
To view the configuration, use the show config command in INTERFACE mode or use the show ip interface command
in EXEC privilege mode, as shown in the second example.
Dell(conf-if)#show conf
!
interface TengigabitEthernet 0/0
ip address 10.11.1.1/24
no shutdown
!
Dell(conf-if)#
Dell(conf-if)#show conf
!
interface TengigabitEthernet 0/0
456
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