Brocade VDX 6710-54 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 32)

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Setting the switch IP address
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Using DHCP to set the IP address
When using DHCP, the Brocade VDX 6710-54 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is
on the same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade
VDX 6710-54, use a static IP address.
To set an IPv4 IP address using DHCP, complete the following steps.
1. Log in to the switch using the admin account.
2. Configure the management interface with the following command:
switch(config)# interface Management 1/0
3. Configure the IP address using the following command:
switch(config-Management-1/0)# ip address dhcp
Setting a static IP address
Complete the following steps to set a static IP address.
1. Log in to the switch using the default password (the default password is password).
2. Use the ip address command to set the Ethernet IP address.
If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation. You
should also disable DHCP and enter a gateway address as well.
switch(config)# interface Management 1/0
switch(config-Management-1/0)# no ip address dhcp
switch(config-Management-1/0)# ip address 10.24.85.81/20
switch(config-Management-1/0)# ip gateway-address 10.24.80.1
ATTENTION
The ip gateway-address command will not be available on the VDX 6710 if the L3 or Advanced
license is installed. In that case, use the following command sequence:
switch(config)# rbridge-id 1
switch(config-rbridge-id 1)# ip route 0.0.0.0/0
If you are going to use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in semicolon-separated
notation as prompted after the ipv6 address operand.
switch(config)# interface Management 1/0
switch(config-Management-1/0)# no ip address dhcp
switch(config-Management-1/0)# ipv6 address \
fd00;60;69bc;832;e61f;13ff;fe67;4b94/64
3. To display the configuration, use the show running-config interface Management command.
switch# show running-config interface Management 1/0
interface Management 1/0
no ip address dhcp
ip address 10.24.85.81/20
ip gateway-address 10.24.80.1
ipv6 address fd00;60;69bc;832;e61f;13ff;fe67;4b94/64