Before You Begin

Network Information

You can configure your I/O switch modules using:

The CMC (see "Configuring a Switch Module Network Ethernet Port Using the Web-Based Interface" on page 52).

NOTE: The default IP address for the CMC is 192.168.0.120.

The CMC CLI using serial console redirection.

Direct access to the I/O module’s serial port (if supported).

The I/O module’s default IP address (if supported).

Switch Modules

Configuring a Switch Module Network Ethernet Port Using the Web-Based Interface

You can use the CMC Web-based interface to configure an I/O module’s Ethernet port.

NOTE: Use this procedure to configure the switch’s out-of-band Ethernet port. The switch’s in-band management IP address is configured through the switch’s external ports. These two IP addresses must be different, and on different networks.

NOTE: To change settings on the I/O module configuration page, you must have Fabric Administrator privileges for the particular Fabric in which the module is installed.

NOTE: The network IP address set on the I/O module by the CMC is not saved to a configuration file. To save the IP address configuration permanently, use the connect switch-nRACADM command, or use a direct interface to the I/O module GUI.

NOTE: Do not attempt to configure I/O module network settings for Ethernet pass- through or Infiniband switches.

1Log in to the CMC’s Web-based interface. See "Logging in to the CMC Using the Web-Based Interface" on page 31.

2Select I/O Modules in the Chassis menu in the system tree.

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Configuring the I/O Modules

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M1000E specifications

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