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Management Interface

Management interface configuration controls out-of-band (OOB) management port settings on NX-OS devices. It allows tuning speed, duplex, MTU, auto-negotiation, shutdown state, and SNMP trap link-status for the mgmt0 (and additional management) interfaces.

Diagram
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
managementList[management]No

management (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces)

Section titled “management (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
idStringYes
shutdownBooleantrue, falseNo
descriptionStringNo
vrfStringNo
duplexChoiceauto, full, halfNo
mtuIntegermin: 576, max: 9216No
speedChoiceauto, 10M, 100M, 1G, 10G, 40G, 100G, 25G, 50G, 200G, 400G, 2.5G, 5G, 800GNo
negotiation_autoChoiceon, off, 25GNo
snmp_trap_link_statusBooleantrue, falseNo
ipClass[ip]No
ipv6Class[ipv6]No
cdpBooleantrue, falseNo
lldp_receiveBooleantrue, falseNo
lldp_transmitBooleantrue, falseNo
lldp_tlv_set_management_address_v4StringNo
lldp_tlv_set_management_address_v6StringNo
lldp_tlv_set_vlanIntegermin: 0, max: 4094No
lldp_dcbx_versionChoiceauto, CEE, IEEENo

ip (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management)

Section titled “ip (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
addressIPNo
tagIntegermin: 0, max: 4294967295No
secondary_addressesList[secondary_addresses]No
forwardBooleantrue, falseNo
drop_gleanBooleantrue, falseNo
unnumberedStringNo
directed_broadcastBooleantrue, falseNo
directed_broadcast_aclStringNo
redirectsBooleantrue, falseNo
unreachablesBooleantrue, falseNo
port_unreachableBooleantrue, falseNo
verify_unicast_source_reachable_viaChoicedisabled, strict, loose, loose-allow-default, strict-allow-vni-hostsNo
access_group_inStringNo
access_group_outStringNo
dhcp_relay_information_trustedBooleantrue, falseNo
dhcp_relay_smart_relayBooleantrue, falseNo
dhcp_relay_subnet_broadcastBooleantrue, falseNo
dhcp_relay_information_optionBooleantrue, falseNo
dhcp_relay_source_subnetStringNo
dhcp_relay_addressesList[dhcp_relay_addresses]No

ipv6 (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management)

Section titled “ipv6 (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
address_autoconfigBooleantrue, falseNo
nd_default_routeBooleantrue, falseNo
forwardBooleantrue, falseNo
link_local_use_biaBooleantrue, falseNo
address_use_link_local_onlyBooleantrue, falseNo
verify_unicast_source_reachable_viaChoicedisabled, strict, loose, loose-allow-default, strict-allow-vni-hostsNo
address_link_localStringNo
addressesList[addresses]No
dhcp_smart_relayBooleantrue, falseNo
dhcp_relay_addressesList[dhcp_relay_addresses]No
redirectsBooleantrue, falseNo
unreachablesBooleantrue, falseNo

secondary_addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ip)

Section titled “secondary_addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ip)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
addressIPYes
tagIntegermin: 0, max: 4294967295No

dhcp_relay_addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ip)

Section titled “dhcp_relay_addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ip)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
addressStringYes
vrfStringNo

addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ipv6)

Section titled “addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ipv6)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
addressStringYes
typeChoiceprimary, secondaryNo
tagIntegermin: 0, max: 4294967295No
eui64Booleantrue, falseNo
route_preferenceIntegermin: 0, max: 255No

dhcp_relay_addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ipv6)

Section titled “dhcp_relay_addresses (nxos.devices.configuration.interfaces.management.ipv6)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
addressStringYes
vrfStringNo

Example 1: Basic management interface with speed and duplex

nxos:
devices:
- name: LEAF1
configuration:
interfaces:
management:
- id: "0"
shutdown: false
description: "OOB Management"
speed: 1G
duplex: auto
snmp_trap_link_status: true

Example 2: Management interface with VRF membership and IP addressing

nxos:
devices:
- name: LEAF1
configuration:
interfaces:
management:
- id: "0"
shutdown: false
description: "OOB Management"
vrf: management
mtu: 1500
speed: 1G
duplex: auto
negotiation_auto: "on"
snmp_trap_link_status: true
ip:
address: 10.0.0.1/24
ipv6:
addresses:
- address: 2001:db8::1/64
type: primary

Example 3: Management interface with CDP and LLDP configuration

nxos:
devices:
- name: LEAF1
configuration:
interfaces:
management:
- id: "0"
shutdown: false
description: "OOB Management"
vrf: management
cdp: true
lldp_receive: true
lldp_transmit: true