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Verifying the out-of-band (oob) ip address, Setting a static ip address, Setting the ip address of the switch – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Configuring Dell PowerConnect

Setting the IP Address of the Switch

Two methods for setting the IP address are to use DHCP or to statically assign the address. See the the

section titled "Accessing the Switch Through the CLI" on page 41 to start the CLI.

Verifying the Out-of-Band (OOB) IP Address

Using the show ip interface out-of-band command, verify that the OOB interface has an IP address.

console#show ip interface out-of-band

IP Address..................................... 10.27.22.168

Subnet Mask.................................... 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway................................ 10.27.22.1

ServPort Configured Protocol Current........... DHCP

Burned In MAC Address.......................... 0063.4802.0011

console#

If DHCP is not available on your network, set a static IP address.

Setting a Static IP Address

1. Type enable at the console> prompt, and press .
2. At the console# prompt, type config and press .
3. Type interface out-of-band.
4. To configure an ip address of 10.256.24.64 and a netmask of 255.255.248.0, type the following:

ip address 10.256.24.64 255.255.248.0

5. Type exit.