510 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Examples of supported configurations
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b. On the 7500 R1, create an IP address on the GE interface:
switch:admin> portcfg ipif ge0 create 192.168.3.20 255.255.255.0 1500
2. Configure the management interfaces on the 7500 L1.
a. Configure the internal addresses for the inbd devices for CP and GE port (GE port 0 for this
example).
switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset cp 192.168.255.1 255.255.255.0
switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset ge 192.168.255.2 255.255.255.0
b. Add the route on the switch going to the Management Station.
switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 routeadd 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0
3. Configure the management interfaces for the 7500 R1.
a. Configure the internal addresses for the inbd devices for CP and GE port (GE port 0 for this
example).
switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset cp 192.168.255.1 255.255.255.0
switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset ge 192.168.255.2 255.255.255.0
b. Add the route on the switch going to the Management Station.
switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 routeadd 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0
4. Configure the routes on the Management Station.
a. Add the route on the Management Station that is going to the 7500 L1.
linux> route add -host 10.1.1.10 gw 192.168.3.10
b. Add the route on the Management Station that is going to the 7500 R1.
linux> route ge0 -host 10.1.2.20 gw 192.186.3.20

Configuring a Management Station on different subnets

For a configuration with multiple subnets, the routes must be added to all intermediate hops in the
network as seen in Figure 81 on page 511. To minimize the effect on IP traffic and limit the
possibility that unnecessary access will be given, a host-specific route can be used on all routes
specified for the Brocade 7500 Extension Switches. This will ensure that only IP traffic destined for
the switches management addresses is routed to the Brocade 7500 Extension Switches and all
other IP traffic that may be destined for that subnet will use a different path or get dropped if no
other path is available. When adding routes to the management station, a host-specific route can
be used, but is not necessary.