Configuring The Primary Management Interface (Pmi); Setting The Pmi Of The G450 - Avaya G450 Manual

Basic device configuration

Configuring the Primary Management Interface (PMI)

The Primary Management Interface (PMI) address is the IP address of an interface that you can
specify on the Avaya G450 Media Gateway. The first IP address you configure on the G450
automatically becomes the PMI. You can subsequently assign any IP interface to be the PMI.
The PMI is used as the IP address of the G450 for the following management functions:
Registration of the G450 to an MGC
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Sending SNMP traps
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Opening telnet sessions from the G450
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Sending messages from the G450 using FTP and TFTP protocol
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You can designate any of the G450's interfaces to serve as the G450's PMI. The PMI must be
an IP address that the MGC recognizes. If you are not sure which interface to use as the PMI,
check with your system administrator.

Setting the PMI of the G450

1. Use the interface command to enter the context of the interface to which you want to
set the PMI. For example, to use the VLAN 1 interface as the PMI, enter interface
vlan 1.
Note:
If the interface has not been defined, you must define it now.
Note:
2. Enter pmi.
3. Enter exit to return to general context.
4. Enter copy running-config startup-config. This saves the new PMI in the
startup configuration file.
5. Use the reset command to reset the G450.
Note:
Most configuration changes take effect as soon as you make the change, but
Note:
must be saved to the startup configuration file in order to remain in effect after you
reset the G450. The PMI address is an exception. A change to the PMI does not
take effect at all until you reset the G450.
6. To verify the new PMI, enter show pmi in general context. If you use this command before
you reset the G450, it displays two different PMIs:
Active PMI. The PMI that the G450 is currently using, as defined in the running
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configuration file
80 Administration for the Avaya G450 Media Gateway