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Configuring an in-band management interface in standalone mode
The figure below shows the configuration of an in-band management interface in standalone mode. In
this example, the management station IP address and Ethernet port interface IP addresses for Switch-A
and Switch-B are all in the same subnet, and therefore, no routing protocols are needed for the
management station to connect to Switch-B through Switch-A. The management station (a server or
workstation) connects to the physically attached Switch-A, and switch-A can connect to the physically
connected Switch-B.
FIGURE 56
A management station with a networked device in standalone mode.
The configuration shown in this figure supports the following operations:
• Connecting from the management station to Switch-A through an SSH or Telnet session.
• Transferring files between the management station and Switch-A using secure copy (SCP) or FTP.
• Transferring files between Switch-A and Switch-B using secure copy (SCP).
• Using any of the applications in the table shown in the section
In-band management overview on
page 551 between Switch-A and Switch-B.
The following procedure configures the in-band management interface shown in the figure above.
1. Connect to the switch through the serial console or the management interface if available.
2. Issue the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
3. Enter the interface command followed by the interface type you want to configure.
For a standalone in-band management interface, only a physical user port (1 GbE, 10 GbE, or 40
GbE) needs to be configured with IP addresses. There is no need to configure either a VLAN or a Ve
interface.
4. Enter the ip address IPv4_address /prefix_length command to set the IPv4 address for the
interface.
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