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Inband management

IP routing

The inband management interfaces are separate from the existing IP interfaces currently used for
FCIP. These interfaces exist on the CP and are added and maintained on the CP routing table to
ensure end-to-end connectivity. Because this routing table will be shared among all devices on the
CP, including the management interface, precautions must be taken to ensure that proper
connectivity is maintained. To ensure proper handling of routes, the inband management devices
should be configured on a different network from the management interface and from every other
inband management interface.
Inband management interface addresses must also be unique and cannot be duplicates of any
addresses defined on the GbE ports. An inband management address can exist on the same
network as an address defined on one of the GbE ports because the inband management
interfaces use the CP routing table and not the routing table normally used for the GbE ports.

Configuring IP addresses and routes

Configure and view IP addresses and routes for Inband Management interfaces by using the
following Fabric OS commands:
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The following examples are configured using these commands.
Management station on the same subnet example
Figure 14
attached to the same subnet as managed switches. Note that only the IP address is required for
each extension switch.
FIGURE 14
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portcfg mgmtif slot/gePort create|delete ipAddress netmask mtu
portcfg mgmtif slot/gePort enable|disable
portshow mgmtif slot/gePort
portcfg mgmtroute slot/gePort destination netmask gateway
shows an example of configuring inband management with the management station
192.168.3.10
7800 L1
10.1.1.10
Management station configured on the same subnet
Management
Workstation
192.168.3.30
192.168.3.0
Subnet
192.168.3.20
7800 R1
10.1.2.20
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