The auto-provisioning process can use the out-of-band management port (Mgmt port) or in-band management on Ethernet ports.
The node attempts the auto-provisioning process using any port with an operational link, starting with the out-of-band management port. If the node cannot be discovered using the out-of-band management port, either because the port is down or is not receiving a DHCP offer from the DHCP server, the process is reattempted using the Ethernet ports. If the Ethernet ports fail, the management port is tried again and the cycle repeats sequentially.
The following operational guidelines apply to in-band and out-of-band management ports.
Out-of-band management and in-band management support untagged frames.
Out-of-band management does not support dot1q (VLAN tags).
In-band management supports dot1q interfaces if the VLAN is correctly configured in the BOF.
In-band ports support VLAN Discovery for IPv4 by default, if not disabled in the BOF.
If out-of-band management is used, no card or MDA provisioning is necessary and the auto-provisioning process executes as soon as an active link is detected on the Mgmt port.
To use out-of-band management exclusively, use the bof>auto-boot management-port command.
To use in-band management exclusively, use the bof>auto-boot inband [vlan vlan-id] command.