Configuring Ip Addresses - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Getting Started Manual

Configuring IP addresses

The PowerConnect B-RX Series switches implement separate data and control planes. This architecture affects how
you assign IP addresses. Table 3
In this table, "in band" refers to an interface over which user packets are routed, while "out of band" refers to an
interface over which control packets related to system management are forwarded.
TABLE 3
Assigning IP addresses
Interface
Management interface
Any interface over which user packets
are routed
Any virtual interface over which user
packets are routed
Loopback interface
This section describes the following:
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PowerConnect B-RX Series support of sub-net masks
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How to assign an IP address to a management interface
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How to assign an IP address to an interface or virtual interface over which user packets are routed
Support of sub-net masks
The PowerConnect B-RX Series switch supports both classical IP network masks (Class A, B, and C sub-net masks,
and so on) and Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) network prefix masks.
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To enter a classical network mask, enter the mask in IP address format. For example, enter
"209.157.22.99 255.255.255.0" for an IP address with a Class-C sub-net mask.
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To enter a prefix number for a network mask, enter a forward slash (/) and the number of bits in the mask
immediately after the IP address. For example, enter "209.157.22.99/24" for an IP address that has a network
mask with 24 significant ("mask") bits.
Assigning an IP address to a management interface
Instead of assigning a global IP address to the PowerConnect B-RX Series switch for system management purposes,
you now assign an IP address to the management interface. The IP address is assigned to the active management
module port. If the active management module becomes unavailable and the redundant module becomes the active
module, the IP address is assigned to the new active management module port.
For example, to assign the IP address 10.0.1.1 to the management interface, do the following:
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter enable.
BigIron RX> enable
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outlines the interfaces to which you can assign IP addresses.
Associated physical port
Ethernet 10/100/1000 port on active or
redundant management module
Any interface module port
Any interface port
–
Out of band or
in band
Out of band
In band
In band
In band
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