Administration of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway - Avaya Support

Basic device configurationConfiguring the Primary Management Interface (PMI)The Primary Management Interface (PMI) address is the IP address of an interface that you canspecify on the Avaya G350 Media Gateway. The first IP address you configure on the G350automatically becomes the PMI. You can subsequently assign any IP interface to be the PMI.The PMI is used as the IP address of the G350 for the following management functions:● Registration of the G350 to an MGC● Sending SNMP traps● Opening telnet sessions from the G350● Sending messages from the G350 using FTP and TFTP protocolYou can designate any of the G350’s interfaces to serve as the G350’s PMI. The PMI must bean IP address that the MGC recognizes. If you are not sure which interface to use as the PMI,check with your system administrator.To set the PMI of the G350:1. Use the interface command to enter the context of the interface to which you want to setthe PMI. For example, to use the VLAN 1 interface as the PMI, type interface vlan 1.Note:Note:Note:If the interface has not been defined, you must define it now. See Defining aninterface on page 49.2. Type the pmi command.3. Type exit to return to general context.4. Type the copy running-config startup-config command. This saves the new PMIin the startup configuration file.5. Use the reset command to reset the G350.Note:Most configuration changes take effect as soon as you make the change, butmust be saved to the startup configuration file in order to remain in effect afteryou reset the G350. The PMI address is an exception. A change to the PMI doesnot take effect at all until you reset the G350.6. To verify the new PMI, type the show pmi command in general context. If you use thiscommand before you reset the G350, it displays two different PMIs:●●Active PMI — the PMI the G350 is currently using, as defined in the runningconfiguration fileConfigured PMI — the PMI that the G350 is configured to use after reset, as defined inthe startup configuration file50 Administration of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway