Network Out-of-Band Management (OOBM)

Tasks

Switch

41# config

 

 

 

 

Switch

41(config)# vlan 1

 

 

 

 

Switch 41(vlan-1)# ip address 10.1.129.7/20

Set up IP address on data network.

Switch 41(vlan-1)# end

 

 

 

Exit back to manager context.

Switch 41# show oobm

 

 

Look at default OOBM configuration.

Global Configuration

: Yes

 

 

 

OOBM

Enabled

 

 

 

OOBM

Port Type

: 10/100TX

 

 

 

OOBM

Interface Status

: Up

 

 

Defaults look appropriate.

OOBM

Port

: Enabled

 

 

 

OOBM

Port Speed

: Auto

 

 

 

Switch

41# config

 

 

 

 

Switch

41(config)# oobm

 

 

 

Go to OOBM context and

Switch

41(oobm)# ip address 10.255.255.41/24

 

add IP address and

Switch

41(oobm)# ip default-gateway 10.255.255.1

default gateway.

Switch

41(oobm)# end

 

 

 

Exit back to manager context.

Switch 41# ping 10.1.131.43

Ping server in this rack (on data network).

10.1.131.44 is alive, time = 19 ms

 

 

 

Switch 41# ping 10.1.131.51

 

 

Ping server in adjacent rack.

10.1.131.51 is alive, time = 15 ms

 

 

 

Switch 41# ping 10.255.255.42

 

 

Ping switch in adjacent rack.

The destination address is unreachable.

Oops! It’s on the management network.

Switch 41# ping source oobm 10.255.255.42

 

Go through the management port

10.255.255.42 is alive, time = 2 ms

 

 

and it works fine.

Switch

41#

 

 

 

 

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