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palekafa_69933
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Feb 16, 2009

Self IP and Mgmt IP Question

Scenario is that we have a class B network with one VLAN ( flat VLAN ). I cant configure the Mgmt IP and the Self IP ( as it shares the network ).     Questions:     1) Apart f...
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Feb 20, 2009

Posted By palekafa on 02/17/2009 6:53 AM

 

Looks like I have to get that VLAN sorted to put the mgmt port on it. GUI is needed as well as console ( for obvious reasons ).

 

There is no other way out is there?

 

 

 

Well as cmbhatt originally suggested, you don't *have* to manage the device through the mgmt port. You can use the GUI and SSH into the command line on the self-IP address, so long as it is set to "Allow Default" or "Allow Custom" with 443 and 22 enabled.

 

 

The only thing you really need to do through the mgmt port is upgrades, and for that you can also do what cmbhatt is suggesting with putting it on an unused IP network that you can hook up to a laptop directly when you need to upgrade.

 

Posted By hoolio

 

I think the issue might be that there would be a conflict between TMM which handles the switch ports and Linux which handles the mgmt port. I don't remember ever getting a clear explanation of this restriction though.

 

 

Mainly because the mgmt port (run by Linux, as you say) is not part of the switch fabric; it is simply a NIC.

 

Denny