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Enabling management over external ports
To access and manage your GbE switch module through external interfaces,
you must enable the external ports and the ability to manage them. Use the
information in the following table to configure your ports.
External management External ports Description
Disabled Disabled The switch must be managed
through the management
module. No traffic is allowed
on external ports.
Disabled Enabled The switch must be managed
through the management
module. Data traffic is allowed
on external ports.
Enabled Disabled The switch can be managed
through the management
module or a blade server. No
traffic is allowed on external
ports.
Enabled Enabled The switch can be managed
through the management
module, a blade server, or a
management station connected
through an external port. Data
traffic is allowed on external
ports.
To enable management over external ports, complete the following steps:
1. Log on to the management module as described in the User’s Guide or
Command Line Interface Reference Guide for your management module. If
necessary, obtain the IP address of the management module from your
system administrator. The management-module window opens.
2. Click I/O Module Tasks → Configuration and click the bay number that
corresponds to the location of the GbE switch module that you installed.
3. Click Advanced Configuration and ensure that the external management is
enabled.
4. Click I/O Module Tasks → Admin/Power/Restart and ensure that the ports
are enabled for the GbE switch module that you installed.
Configuring the GbE switch module using Telnet
Your GbE switch module supports a command line interface (CLI) that you can
use to configure and control the GbE switch module over the network using
the Telnet program. You can use the CLI to perform many basic network
management functions. In addition, you can configure the GbE switch module
28 Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch Module: Installation Guide