Brocade Communications Systems FastIron - Source Interface and Management VRF Compatibility; Supported Management Applications

If the management VRF is not configured, the management applications follows default behavior. The
management VRF is configured the same way for IPv4 and IPv6 management traffic.
The management VRF is supported by the following management applications:
• SNMP server
• SNMP trap generator
• Telnet server
• SSH server
• Telnet client
• RADIUS client
• TACACS+ client
• TFTP
• SCP
• Syslog
NOTE
Any ping or traceroute commands use the VRF specified in the command or the default VRF if no
VRF is specified.
Source interface and management VRF compatibility
A source interface must be configured for management applications. When a source interface is
configured, management applications use the lowest configured IP address of the specified interface
as the source IP address in all the outgoing packets. If the configured interface is not part of the
management VRF, the response packet does not reach the destination. If the compatibility check fails
while either the management VRF or the source interface is being configured, the following warning
message is displayed. However, the configuration command is accepted.
The source-interface for Telnet, TFTP is not part of the management-vrf
Supported management applications
This section explains the management VRF support provided by the management applications.
SNMP server
When the management VRF is configured, the SNMP server receives SNMP requests and sends
SNMP responses only through the ports belonging to the management VRF and through the out-of-
band management port.
Any change in the management VRF configuration becomes immediately effective for the SNMP
server.
SNMP trap generator
When the management VRF is configured, the SNMP trap generator sends traps to trap hosts through
the ports belonging to the management VRF and through the out-of-band management port.
Any change in the management VRF configuration takes effect immediately for the SNMP trap
generator.
Source interface and management VRF compatibility
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