Example: Configuring the Chassis Cluster Management Interface (CLI)

You must assign a unique IP address to each node in the cluster to provide network management access. This configuration is not replicated across the two nodes.

Before you begin, set the chassis cluster node ID and cluster ID using the instructions in Example: Setting the Chassis Cluster Node ID and Cluster ID (CLI)

In most SRX Series chassis clusters, the fxp0 interface is a dedicated port. For SRX210, SRX100, and all J Series chassis clusters, the fxp0 interface is repurposed from a built-in interface.

In a J Series chassis cluster, you configure management access to the cluster by defining a unique hostname for each node and assigning a unique IP address to the fxp0 interface on each node. The fxp0 interface is created when the system reboots the devices after you designate one node as the primary device and the other as the secondary device.

Note: If you try to access the nodes in a cluster over the network before you configure the fxp0 interface, you will lose access to the cluster.

From the console port connection to the device you want to designate as the primary node, in configuration mode enter the following commands to name the node node0-router and assign IP address 10.1.1.1/24 to it:

user@host# set groups node0 system host-name node0-routeruser@host# set groups node0 interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet address 10.1.1.1/24

For IPv6:

user@host# set groups node0 system host-name node0-routeruser@host# set groups node0 interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet6 address 2010:2010:201::2/64

From the console port connection of the device you want to designate the secondary node, in configuration mode enter the following commands to name the node node1-router and assign IP address 10.1.1.2/24 to it:

user@host# set groups node1 system host-name node1-routeruser@host# set groups node1 interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet address 10.1.1.2/24

For IPv6:

user@host# set groups node1 system host-name node1-routeruser@host# set groups node1 interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet6 address 2010:2010:201::3/64

Enter the following command in configuration mode to apply these unique configurations to the appropriate node. (If you are migrating from a device to a cluster, delete the hostname from the configuration and then use the apply-groups command.)

This configuration is not replicated across the two nodes.

user@host# set apply-groups "${node}"

Example: Configuring the Chassis Cluster Management Interface (CLI)

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