Setting Ip Address Information For The Emp - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 9000 Series Getting Started Manual

More Information On User Accounts. A user account
includes a login name, password, and user privileges.
Privileges determine whether the user has read or write
access to the switch and which commands the user is
authorized to execute.
For detailed information on setting up and modifying user
accounts and user privileges, refer to the Switch Manage-
ment Guide.
Setting IP Address Information for
the EMP
The Ethernet Management Port (EMP) is located on the CMM
module. The EMP allows you to bypass the Network Interface
(NI) modules and manage the switch over the network directly
through the CMM.
In order to ping the switch through the EMP Ethernet connec-
tion, you must change the port's default IP and gateway
addresses.
To change the default IP and gateway addresses, refer to the
following steps:
Note. You must be connected to the switch via the console
port before attempting to change IP address information.
Otherwise, an error message will display.
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1
Enter modify boot parameters at the CLI prompt. The
boot prompt displays:
Boot >
2 At the boot prompt, enter boot empipaddr, followed
by the new default IP address for the EMP. For example:
Boot > boot empipaddr 168.22.2.120
3 Next, enter boot empgatewayipaddr, followed by the
new default gateway address for the EMP. For example:
Boot > boot empgatewayipaddr 168.22.2.254
4
Verify your current changes by entering show at the
boot prompt:
Boot > show
Edit buffer contents:
EMP IP Address
EMP Gateway IP Address
(additional table output not shown)
Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is Class C
(255.255.255.0). If you must change this default value,
use the boot empnetmask command at the boot prompt.
: 168.22.2.120
: 168.22.2.254
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