Brocade VDX IPv4 Management Config

Configuring the Brocade VDX 6720 Ethernet Management. Assigning a static IPv4 Ethernet address for management access.

1. Connect to the switch through the serial console (putty).
The default username and password: admin / password

2. Enter the global configuration mode:
VDX6720# configure terminal

3. Configure the management port:
VDX6720(config)# interface Management 1/0

4. Disable DCHP:
VDX6720(config-Management-1/0)# no ip address dhcp

5. Enter the IPv4 ip address:
VDX6720(config-Management-1/0)# ip address xx.xx.xx.xx/xx

6. Enter the gateway address in IPv4 format:
VDX6720(config-Management-1/0)# ip gateway-address xx.xx.xx.xx

7. Exit the global configuration mode:
VDX6720(config-Management-1/0)# exit
VDX6720(config)# exit

8. Verify:
VDX6720# show running-config interface Management 1/0

9. To save the configuration changes:
VDX6720# copy running-config startup-config