System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1014, IOS XR Releases 26.x.x

Verify management interface status

Updated: June 9, 2026

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Verify the configuration and operational status of the management Ethernet interface on Cisco NCS 1014 using the appropriate show commands.

Use this task to confirm that the management Ethernet interface of Cisco NCS 1014 is up and to view its configuration and traffic counters.

Checking the management Ethernet interface status helps ensure the device is reachable for management and operating as expected. You can also view detailed configuration and traffic counters during troubleshooting.

Procedure

Run the show interfaces mgmtEth instance command to display the configuration of the management Ethernet interface, including the IP address, the MTU, the bandwidth, the duplex mode, and the traffic counters.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show interfaces MgmtEth 0/RP0/CPU0/0
MgmtEth0/RP0/CPU0/0 is up, line protocol is up
  Interface state transitions: 3
  Hardware is Management Ethernet, address is 4014.82ba.d26e (bia 4014.82ba.d26e)
  Internet address is 10.105.57.37/25
  MTU 1514 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit (Max: 1000000 Kbit)
     reliability 255/255, txload 0/255, rxload 0/255
  Encapsulation ARPA,
  Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, CX, link type is autonegotiation
  loopback not set,
  Last link flapped 00:09:12
  ARP type ARPA, ARP timeout 04:00:00
  Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
  5 minute input rate 1000 bits/sec, 2 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 5000 bits/sec, 1 packets/sec
     6715 packets input, 640515 bytes, 0 total input drops
     0 drops for unrecognized upper-level protocol
     Received 2213 broadcast packets, 4430 multicast packets
              0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles, 0 parity
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     944 packets output, 355004 bytes, 0 total output drops
     Output 94 broadcast packets, 114 multicast packets
     0 output errors, 0 underruns, 0 applique, 0 resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     3 carrier transitions

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show interfaces MgmtEth 0/RP0/CPU0/0
Mon Feb 24 14:25:17.125 IST
MgmtEth0/RP0/CPU0/0 is up, line protocol is up
  Interface state transitions: 1
  Hardware is Management Ethernet, address is 9c38.1888.a418 (bia 9c38.1888.a418)
  Description: mgmt0
  Internet address is 10.127.126.174/27
  MTU 1514 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit (Max: 1000000 Kbit)
     reliability 255/255, txload 0/255, rxload 0/255
  Encapsulation ARPA,
  Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, 1000BASE-T, link type is autonegotiation
  loopback not set,
  Last link flapped 2d23h
  ARP type ARPA, ARP timeout 04:00:00
  Last input 00:00:00, output 00:04:50
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 1 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     202558 packets input, 14206120 bytes, 0 total input drops
     0 drops for unrecognized upper-level protocol
     Received 64032 broadcast packets, 137089 multicast packets
              0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles, 0 parity
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     330 packets output, 14428 bytes, 0 total output drops
     Output 0 broadcast packets, 4 multicast packets
     0 output errors, 0 underruns, 0 applique, 0 resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     1 carrier transitions

In the previous output, the management interface is administratively up.

You can also run the show interfaces summary and show interfaces brief commands in Cisco IOS XR EXEC mode to verify the management interface status.

Optionally, run the show interfaces summary and show interfaces brief commands in Cisco IOS XR EXEC mode to verify the management interface status.

The following example shows sample output from the show interfaces summary command:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show interfaces summary
Interface Type          Total    UP       Down     Admin Down
--------------          -----    --       ----     ----------
ALL TYPES               5        2        0        3
--------------
IFT_ETHERNET            2        1        0        1
IFT_NULL                1        1        0        0
IFT_PTP_ETHERNET        2        0        0        2

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show interfaces summary
Mon Feb 24 14:26:00.615 IST
Interface Type          Total    UP       Down     Admin Down
--------------          -----    --       ----     ----------
ALL TYPES               6        5        0        1
--------------
IFT_GETHERNET           1        1        0        0
IFT_LOOPBACK            1        1        0        0
IFT_ETHERNET            2        2        0        0
IFT_NULL                1        1        0        0
IFT_PTP_ETHERNET        1        0        0        1

The following example shows sample output from the show interfaces brief command:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show interfaces brief

               Intf       Intf        LineP              Encap  MTU        BW
               Name       State       State               Type (byte)    (Kbps)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Nu0          up          up               Null  1500          0
     Mg0/RP0/CPU0/0          up          up               ARPA  1514    1000000
     Mg0/RP0/CPU0/1  admin-down  admin-down               ARPA  1514    1000000
     PT0/RP0/CPU0/0  admin-down  admin-down               ARPA  1514    1000000
     PT0/RP0/CPU0/1  admin-down  admin-down               ARPA  1514    1000000

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show interfaces brief
Mon Feb 24 14:26:32.302 IST

               Intf       Intf        LineP              Encap  MTU        BW
               Name       State       State               Type (byte)    (Kbps)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Lo0          up          up           Loopback  1500          0
                Nu0          up          up               Null  1500          0
          Gi0/0/0/5          up          up               ARPA  1514    1000000
     Mg0/RP0/CPU0/0          up          up               ARPA  1514    1000000
     Mg0/RP0/CPU0/1          up          up               ARPA  1514    1000000
     PT0/RP0/CPU0/1  admin-down  admin-down               ARPA  1514    1000000

You can confirm whether the management Ethernet interface is administratively and operationally up and review its configuration and traffic counters.

What to do next

If the management interface is administratively down, perform the following actions:

Check the Ethernet cable connection.
Verify the IP configuration of the management interface. For details about configuring the management interface, see Configure a management interface.
Verify that the management interface is in the no shut state by running the show running-config interface mgmtEth command.

The following example shows sample output from the show running-config interface mgmtEth command:
```
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show running-config interface mgmtEth 0/RP0/CPU0/0
interface MgmtEth0/RP0/CPU0/0
 ipv4 address 10.105.57.37 255.255.255.128
!
```

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