Supported Platforms
Connecting to a Routing Matrix with a TX Matrix Plus Router
On a routing matrix with a TX Matrix Plus router, you can perform management and service operations on the routing matrix through a Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) session with the TX Matrix Plus router.
This topic contains the following information:
Accessing a Routing Engine by Direct Console Connection to a Serial Port
For an out-of-band connection to a Routing Engine in the routing matrix with TX Matrix Plus router, you can attach one or more management console or auxiliary devices to the appropriate serial ports on a Routing Engine in a routing matrix. On a TX Matrix Plus router, the CONSOLE or AUXILIARY serial ports are located on each control board (TXP-CB). After you connect the T1600 or T4000 routers to a TX Matrix Plus router, we recommend that you manage the routers using the CONSOLE or AUXILIARY serial ports on the TX Matrix Plus router. For more information, see TX Matrix Plus Hardware Guide.
Accessing a Routing Engine by Telnet Access to a Management Ethernet Port
After you configure the em0 Management Ethernet interface logical port, em0.0, with a valid IP address, you can establish a Telnet session over the network connection using the ETHERNET port located on each TXP-CB. This provides an out-of-band management connection to the a TX Matrix Plus router. The control plane connections to the TX Matrix Plus router allow you to configure and operate the T1600 and T4000 routers in the routing matrix by logging on to the TX Matrix Plus router. For more information about the initial software configuration for the TX Matrix Plus router, control plane connections, and integrating T1600 or T4000 routers into a routing matrix, see TX Matrix Plus Hardware Guide
Accessing a Routing Engine by Logging In from the CLI of Another Routing Engine
After you are logged in to one Routing Engine in a routing matrix, you can issue the request routing-engine login command to connect to another Routing Engine in the routing matrix.
 | Best Practice: We recommend that you access a routing matrix by connecting to the master Routing Engine on the TX Matrix Plus router as described in Accessing a Routing Engine by Direct Console Connection to a Serial Port, Accessing a Routing Engine by Telnet Access to a Management Ethernet Port, and Accessing a Routing Engine by Logging In from the CLI of Another Routing Engine. Under normal operating conditions, you do not need to access or configure the T1600 or T4000 routers directly after they have been integrated into the routing matrix. |
