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Chapter4 Configuring General Router Features
Configuring the Management Ethernet Interface
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Configuring the Management Ethernet Interface
The Management Ethernet interface on the RPs is used to connect the router to a network for remote
management using a Telnet client, the Craft Works Interface (CWI), the Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), or other management agents. The following sections provide information on the
Management Ethernet interface:
•Specifying the Management Ethernet Interface Name in CLI Comm ands, page 4-39
•Displaying the Available Management Ethernet Interfaces, page 4-40
•Configuring the Management Ethernet Interface, page 4-41

Specifying the Management Ethernet Interface Name in CLI Commands

Before you can configure the Management Ethernet interface, you must kn ow the Management Ethernet
interface name, which is defined using the following syntax: typerack/slot/module/port. Table 4 -6
describes the Management Ethernet interface name syntax .
Table4-6 Management Ethernet Interface Name Syntax Description
Syntax Components Description
type Interface type for a Management Ethernet port is “MgmtEth.”
rack Chassis number of the rack. In a single-shelf system, the rack is
always “0.” In a multishelf system, the LCC rack number range is 0
to 255.
slot Physical slot of the RP or DRP on which the interface is located. For
a Cisco CRS-1 router, the RP slot is “RP0” or “RP1,” and the DRP
slot is a number in the range of 0 to 3 (4-slot chassis), 0 to 7 (8-slot
chassis), or 0 to 15 (16-slot chassis). For a
Cisco XR 12000 Series Router, the PRPs may be installed in slots 0
through 15, depending on the router model.
module On an RP, the module is “CPU0.” DRPs have two processors, so the
module is either “CPU0” and “CPU1.”
port On Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers, there are three Ethernet ports on
PRP-2 cards. The Ethernet ports are labeled ETH 0, ETH 1, and ETH
2. For the ETH 0 port, specify 0, for the ETH 1 port, specify 1, and
for the ETH 2 port, specify 2.
On a Cisco CRS-1 router, one Ethernet port labeled MGMT ETH
exists on each RP, and one port exists for each DRP processor.
Specify 0 for the MGMT ETH interface on an RP or DRP.