Administrator Guide

182 Setting Basic Network Information
Configuring Static Network Information on the OOB Port
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway on the OOB
port. If no default gateway is configured, then the zero subnet (0.0.0.0) is
used. In this configuration, the OOB port can reach hosts in the local subnet
only, because the OOB port will not be able to issue ARP requests to the
default gateway. Configuring a default gateway address on the OOB port
allows the OOB port to issue ARPs and address traffic to hosts on other
subnets. The OOB port subnet may not overlap with any in-band VLAN
subnet.
NOTE: Dell Networking N1500 and N2000 Series switches do not have an out-of-
band interface.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
interface out-of-band Enter Interface Configuration mode for the OOB
port.
ip address
ip_address
subnet_mask
[ gateway_ip ]
Configure a static IP address and subnet mask.
Optionally, a default gateway can also be configured.
ipv6 address
prefix/prefix-
length
Configure an IPv6 prefix for the OOB port
ipv6 address enable Enable IPv6 addressing on the OOB port
ipv6 address autoconfig Enable IPv6 auto-configuration for the OOB port
ipv6 address dhcp Enable DHCP address assignment for the OOB port.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show ip interface out-of-band Verify the network information for the OOB port.
NOTE: The out-of-band port also supports IPv6 address assignment, including
IPv6 auto-configuration and an IPv6 DHCP client.