Reference Guide

N8406-022A 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch Smart Panel Reference Guide 6
Management Network
The 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch is a Switch Module within the Blade Enclosure. The Blade Enclosure includes an
Enclosure Manager Card which manages the modules and CPU Blades in the enclosure.
The 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch communicates with the Enclosure Manager Card through its internal management
port (port 19). The factory default settings permit management and control access to the switch through the 10/100
Mbps Ethernet port on the Blade Enclosure, or the built-in console port.
The switch management network has the following characteristics:
Port 19 — Management port 19 has the following configuration:
Flow control: both
Auto-negotiation
Untagged
Port VLAN ID (PVID): 4095
VLAN 4095 — Management VLAN 4095 isolates management traffic within the switch. VLAN 4095 contains
only one member port (port 19). No other ports can be members of VLAN 4095.
Interface 256 — Management interface 256 is associated with VLAN 4095. No other interfaces can be
associated with VLAN 4095. The IP address of the management interface is assigned through Dynamic Host
Control Protocol (DHCP).
Gateway 4 — This gateway is the default gateway for the management interface.
Connecting to the switch
You can access the command line interface in one of the following ways:
Using a console connection via the console port
Using a Telnet connection over the network
Using a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to securely log in over a network
Using a HTTP connection over the network
Establishing a console connection
To establish a console connection with the switch, you need:
A null modem cable with a female DB-9 connector (See the User’s Guide for more information.)
An ASCII terminal or a computer running terminal emulation software set to the parameters shown in the table
below
Table 2 Console configuration parameters
Parameter
Value
Baud Rate
9600
Data Bits
8
Parity
None
Stop Bits
1
Flow Control
None
To establish a console connection with the switch:
1. Connect the terminal to the console port using the null modem cable.
2. Power on the terminal.
3. Press the Enter key a few times on the terminal to establish the connection.
4. You will be required to enter a password for access to the switch. (For more information, see the “Accessing
the switch” section later in this chapter.)