Brocade Virtual ADX Administration Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) - Manual (Page 35)

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Using the management port
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• To enable or disable the port
• An IP address
• Prioritizing management traffic
Enabling and disabling the management port
The interface port is enabled by default. It can be disabled using the ifconfig command from the
Linux shell prompt. The following is an example of disabling an interface port.
[root@VirtualADX ~]# ifconfig mgmt1 down
Syntax: ifconfig interface up
Once disabled, it can be enabled using the ifconfig command as follows.
[root@VirtualADX ~]# ifconfig mgmt1 up
Syntax: ifconfig interface up
Configuring an IP address on a management port
Enter the following commands in the Linux shell to configure the IP address.
[root@VirtualADX ~]# ifconfig mgmt1 10.1.1.1/24
You can use this IP address to access the Web GUI application of the Brocade Virtual ADX and to
perform various other management functions such as opening a CLI session through Telnet/SSH
and SNMP.
You can change the configured IP address from the Linux Shell.
NOTE
The IP subnet configured on the management port must be a distinct IP subnet and it should not
overlap with the IP subnet configured on the physical or virtual interfaces. In addition, there should
not be an IP subnet overlap between the management port and the IPs configured for any of the
following SLB related features: source-ip, standby-ip, source-nat-ip, virtual server ip, and real server
ip.
The management port should not be connected to the same VLAN that has the data ports
connecting from the Brocade Virtual ADX.
Configuring an IP route over the management port
In order to configure an IP static route on the management port with a netmask of 55.255.255.0
and with gateway 10.1.1.3, enter the following commands.
[root@VirtualADX ~]# route add –net 170.20.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 10.1.1.3
To delete the IP route, enter the following command.
[root@VirtualADX ~]# route del –net 170.20.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 10.1.1.3
Prioritizing management traffic
Brocade Virtual ADX software allows the system to prioritize traffic destined to the management IP
address to facilitate uninterrupted access to the Brocade Virtual ADX under heavy load conditions.
This feature allows you to prioritize management traffic based on the following.