To test for actual communication, use the ping -s command. You should see output
similar to the following:
# ping -s 192.168.16.3
PING 192.168.13.3: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3:icmp_seq=0,time=1,ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3:icmp_seq=1,time=0,ms
64 bytes from 192.168.16.3:icmp_seq=2,time=0,ms
...
----192.168.16.3 PING statistics----
14 packets transmitted, 14 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max=0/0/1
The dmfe0:1 interface should be plumbed and have a valid IP address assigned to
it.
Note – This is a required interface. Never unplumb or unconfigure the system
management network.
Checking the System Management Network
Configuration on the Distributed Management
Card
After you configure the system management network, you can check to see that it
has been configured by using the CLI shownetwork command. You should see
output similar to the following:
hostname cli>
Netract network configuration is:
ethernet ports
ip_addr :192.168.207.130
ip_netmask : 0xffffff00
mac_address : 00:03:ba:13:c4:dc
ip_addr :192.168.13.22
ip_netmask : 0xffffff00
mac_address : 00:03:ba:13:c4:dd
hostname cli>
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