Configuring Management Service Channel - SAF CFM-34-REBM Manual

4.8

Configuring Management Service Channel

Before using the Management Service Channel, the mandatory precondition is to
properly configure the following parameters:
IP addresses of the local and remote service channel virtual serial
–
port (also referred as service channel IP addresses): the IDU
Management Module has a virtual serial port onboard that is used to
receive/transmit the management information from/to the other
virtual serial port on the far-side via service channel, both of these
ports have their IP address.
IP address and net-mask of the Management Module
–
IP address of the gateway or host that is locally connected to the IDU.
–
The console is connected to the IDU via Ethernet console port located on the
Management Module. The console should be configured so as to have routing
information to the virtual serial port (service channel port) of the local IDU, - it
should either run the RIP thereby automatically obtaining the routing information, or
a static route should be added.
The routing requires determining IP addresses of service channels (virtual serial port
IP addresses). Since the Management Module operates as a router between two
subnets running the RIP 2, normally it is not necessary to configure the routing by
adding static routes.
Virtual serial port IP addresses can be picked from the "private internet" addresses,
e.g., 10.X.X.X or 192.168.X.X. Both of these addresses should be different from
those used for addressing the IDU, the principle is shown in the picture below, here
each cloud depicts a subnet.
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