Chapter 1: Overview
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NET MGMTPort
The NET MGMT port is used by the control card to perform the features in
Table 14. The control card uses the port to access your network to
communicate with network devices, such as TFTP servers and Telnet and
SSH client workstations.
An alternative to using the NET MGMT port is to configure the inband
interface on the control card. The inband interface allows the card to
communicate with your network over the backplane and line cards in the
chassis.
You may use either the NET MGMT port or inband interface to give the
control card access to your network, but you may not use both. For
instructions on how to configure the NET MGMT port and inband interface,
refer to the Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches.
Table 14. Features that Use the NET MGMT Port
Feature Description
Ping Used to test the NET MGMT port
for network connectivity.
FTP client Used with an FTP server on your
network to download files to or
upload files from the control card.
RADIUS client Used for remote management
authentication and 802.1x port-
based network access control.
RMON with SNMP Used with the RMON portion of
the MIB tree on an SNMP
workstation to remotely monitor
the switch.
Secure Shell server Used to remotely manage the
chassis with a Secure Shell client.
SNMPv1 and v2c Used to remotely manage the
chassis with SNMP.
SNTP client Used to set the date and time on
the control card, from an NTP or
SNTP server on your network or
the Internet.
Syslog client Used to send the event messages
from the control card to syslog
servers on your network for
storage.