Dell S6000 Dell Networking System Getting Started Guide - Page 32

Accessing the System Remotely, Configuring the Management Port IP Address

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Accessing the System Remotely You can configure the S6000 system to be accessed remotely by Telnet. The system has a dedicated management port and a management routing table that is separate from the IP routing table. To access the system remotely, follow these steps. Step Task 1 Configure an IP address for the management port (Configuring the Management Port IP Address). 2 Configure a management route with a default gateway (Configuring the Management Route). 3 Configure a username and password (Configuring the Username and Password). Configuring the Management Port IP Address In order to access the system remotely, assign IP addresses to the management ports. To assign IP addresses to the management ports, follow these steps. Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode 1 Enter INTERFACE interface ManagementEthernet CONFIGURATION mode for the slot/port Management port. 2 Assign an IP address ip address ip-address/mask to the interface. INTERFACE 3 Enable the interface. no shutdown INTERFACE 28 Installing the Software

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Accessing the System Remotely
You can configure the S6000 system to be accessed remotely by Telnet. The
system has a dedicated management port and a management routing table that is
separate from the IP routing table.
To access the system remotely, follow these steps.
Configuring the Management Port IP Address
In order to access the system remotely, assign IP addresses to the management
ports.
To assign IP addresses to the management ports, follow these steps.
Step
Task
1
Configure an IP address for the management port (
Configuring the Management
Port IP Address
).
2
Configure a management route with a default gateway (
Configuring the
Management Route
).
3
Configure a username and password (
Configuring the Username and Password
).
Step
Task
Command Syntax
Command Mode
1
Enter INTERFACE
mode for the
Management port.
interface ManagementEthernet
slot/port
CONFIGURATION
2
Assign an IP address
to the interface.
ip address
ip-address/mask
INTERFACE
3
Enable the interface.
no shutdown
INTERFACE