Cisco Systems MDS 9020 manual Obtaining Remote Management Access, Using the force Option

Chapter 3 Initial Configuration

Management Interface Configuration

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Obtaining Remote Management Access

In some cases, a switch interface might be administratively shut down. You can check the status of an interface at any time by using the show interface mgmt 0 command.

To obtain remote management access, perform this task:

	Command	Command
Step 1
	switch# config terminal	Enters configuration mode. You can also abbreviate
	switch(config)#	the command to config t.
Step 2
	switch(config)# interface mgmt 0	Enters the interface configuration mode on the
		specified interface (mgmt0).
		You can use the management Ethernet interface on
		the switch to configure the management interface.
Step 3
	switch(config)# ip address 10.1.1.0	Enters the IP address and IP subnet mask for the
	255.255.255.0	interface specified in Step 2.
Step 4
	switch(config-if)# no shutdown	Enables the interface.
Step 5
	switch(config-if)# exit	Returns to configuration mode.
Step 6
	switch(config)# ip default-gateway	Configures the default gateway address.
	10.1.1.1

Using the force Option

When you try to shut down a management interface (mgmt0), a follow-up message confirms your action before performing the operation. You can use the force option to bypass this confirmation. The following example shuts down the interface without using the force option:

Caution Do not shut down the mgmt0 port unless you have direct console access. If the management interface is shutdown, a console connection is the only way to regain access to the switch.

switch# config t

switch(config)# interface mgmt 0 switch(config-if)# shutdown

Shutting down this interface will drop all telnet sessions. Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y

The following example shuts down the interface using the force option:

switch# config t

switch(config)# interface mgmt 0 switch(config-if)#shutdown force

Note You need to explicitly configure a default gateway to connect to the switch and send IP packets or add a route for each subnet.

Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference

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