Article Number: 000122283
Dell EMC Networking OS9 How to set a management IP address on Dell Networking Force10 Switches
Summary: How to configure a management IP address on Dell Networking Force10 switches.
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Instructions
This article shows how to configure a management IP address on Dell Networking Force10 switches.
The switches by default have no IP address configured. In order to manage the switch you will have to connect to console port on the switch at first.
Note: Before starting this procedure, be sure you have a terminal emulation program already installed on your computer. Putty is an example of freeware terminal emulation software. It can be downloaded from http://www.putty.org/
1. Insert an RJ-45 copper cable into the console port. Use a rollover cable to connect the console port to a terminal server.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the DTE terminal server.
3. Set the proper Com port in the terminal emulation software for a Serial connection.
4. Terminal settings on the console port are set as follows:
9600 baud rate
No parity
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No flow control
Note: S25/50 uses a RJ45 port however it is not a roll over cable. It uses a special pin out that is not the standard rolled cable. It must use the DB9-RJ45 adapter that is shipped with it and a straight through cable.
Configure the Management Port IP address
| Command |
Purpose |
| FTOS# configure |
Enter configuration mode. |
| FTOS(conf)# interface management 0/0 |
Enter the interface for the management port. |
| FTOS(conf-if-ma-0/0)# ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 |
Assign the IP address to the interface. Management IP subnet cannot overlap with any other interface IP subnet range. |
| FTOS(conf-if-ma-0/0)# no shutdown |
Enable the interface. |
| FTOS(conf-if-ma-0/0)# exit |
Exit the interface. |
| FTOS(conf)# management route 0.0.0.0 /0 192.168.0.254 |
Set the management route for the management port. In the example the default gateway (Next Hop) for the switch is 192.168.0.254. |
- Once this is configured and saved you can connect a network cable directly to the management port (Out-of-Band) port on the switch. This should allow access to the IP address from remote computer systems that have a Layer 2 or Layer 3 routed path to the network range of the IP address assigned to the management port
- The switches have a Management Route Table and an IP Route Table. The management route table is dedicated to the management interface. If you choose to set a default route (ex. 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1) and also have a default route in the IP Route Table then the default route set in the Management Route table is "inactive".
- The default VLAN cannot have an IP address assigned.
Note: In the S-series, only the S25 and S50 switches do not have dedicated management ports. The S25 / S50 can be managed from any port or VLAN IP interface. There is no default IP address.
S25/S50 IP Configuration for Management
| Command |
Purpose |
| FTOS# configure |
Enter configuration mode. |
| FTOS(conf)# interface gi0/1 |
Enter the interface you choose for management access. |
| FTOS(conf)# interface vlan 10 |
You can choose a physical interface or a virtual VLAN interface. |
| FTOS(config-if-gi-0/1)# ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 |
Assign the IP address to the interface. |
| FTOS(config-if-gi-0/1)# no shutdown |
Enable the interface. |
FTOS#configure
FTOS(conf)#default VLan-id 20
The example above changes the default VLAN to VLAN 20. This will allow configuration of an IP address on the VLAN interface that was previously the default VLAN (VLAN 1).
Note: If you choose to set the management access on a VLAN interface you will need to allow for a physical port to be associated with that VLAN for proper access.
Article Properties
Affected Product
Force10 S60-44T
Last Published Date
10 Apr 2021
Version
3
Article Type
How To