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4. Configuration Options
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Configuring Ethernet Management
Select Ethernet Management from the Management and Communication menu to
configure management traffic options for the Ethernet interface (see Ta bl e 4 -2 4,
Ethernet Management Options).
Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication
Ethernet Management
– or –
Main Menu Easy Install Ethernet Management Options Screen
NOTE:
If accessing Ethernet Management options from the Easy Install screen, Save
your changes. Press the Esc key to return to the Easy Install screen.
Table 4-24. Ethernet Management Options (1 of 2)
Status
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Disable
Determines whether the Ethernet interface is being used for management traffic.
If Status is changed from Disable to Enable, the prompt Would you like to set
the Node's Default IP Destination to Ethernet? appears.
– If Y
es is selected, the Ethernet interface is enabled and the node’s Default IP
Destination is set to Ethernet.
– If N
o, Esc, or Ctrl-a are selected, the Ethernet interface is enabled, but the node’s
Default IP Destination is not changed.
If Status is changed from Enable to Disable, the prompt Would you like to clear
the Ethernet Management Options? appears.
– If Y
es is selected, the Ethernet management link is disabled and all Ethernet
Management options are reset to their default values.
– If N
o, Esc, or Ctrl-a are selected, the Ethernet management link is disabled.
Enable – The Ethernet interface is active for management traffic and can only receive
Version 2 or IEEE 802.3 MAC frames and transmit Version 2 MAC frames.
Disable – The Ethernet interface is not available for management traffic and:
No alarms or traps associated with the Ethernet management interface are
generated.
All port uses that refer to the Ethernet interface, like Default IP Destination and
Initial Route Destinations, are reset to their default settings (see Table 4-18, Node
IP Options, and Table 4-23, SNMP Traps Options).