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Configuring Management Interface Redundancy
How to Configure the Management Ports for Redundancy
Cable both management ports (Mng 1 and Mng 2), connecting them both to the remote management
Step 1
console via the LAN and via a switch.
Using the switch ensures that the IP address of the MNG port is always the same, regardless of which
physical port is currently active
Step 2
Configure the automatic fail-over mode.
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Configure the IP address for the management interface.
Step 3
The same IP address will always be assigned to the active management port, regardless of which physical
port is currently active.
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Configure the speed and duplex for both management ports.
Step 4
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Configuring the Fail-Over Mode
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Use the following command to enable automatic fail-over. The automatic mode must be enabled to
support management interface redundancy. This mode automatically switches to the backup
management link when a failure is detected in the currently active management link.
This parameter can be configured when in management interface configuration mode for either
management port, and is applied to both ports with one command.
Options
The following options are available:
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How to Enable Automatic Fail-Over Mode
From the SCE(config if)# prompt, type auto-fail-over and press Enter.
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Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring the Fail-Over Mode, page
Setting the IP Address and Subnet Mask of the Management Interface, page
Configuring the Management Interface Speed and Duplex Parameters, page
Options, page 5-8
How to Enable Automatic Fail-Over Mode, page 5-8
How to Disable Automatic Fail-Over Mode, page 5-9
auto/ no auto — Enable or disable automatic fail-over switching mode
Default — auto (automatic mode)
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Configuring the Management Interface and Security
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