HP Cisco MDS 9216A Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide (OL-17467 - Page 181
Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
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Send documentation comments to [email protected]. B C H A P T E R Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series The Cisco MDS 9500 Series provides the following types of ports: • Console port (supervisor modules) -An RS-232 port that you can use to create a local management connection. • COM1 port (supervisor modules)-An RS-232 port that you can use to connect to an external serial communication device such as a modem. • MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (Supervisor-2 module)-An Ethernet port that you can use to access and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Fabric Manager. • MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port (Supervisor-1 module)-An Ethernet port that you can use to access and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Fabric Manager. • Fibre Channel ports (switching modules)-Fibre Channel ports that you can use to connect to the SAN or for in-band management. • Gigabit Ethernet ports (IP services modules)-Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can use for iSCSI and/or FCIP. • Two USB ports (Supervisor-2 module)-A simple interface that allows you to connect to different devices supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS and NX-OS. On the double-decker connector, USB port 1 is on the upper position and port 2 is on the lower position. Note The USB ports are not functional on Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1) or earlier. • CPU subsystem based on Motorola PowerPC 7447 This chapter includes the following sections: • Preparing for Network Connections, page B-2 • Connecting to the Console Port, page B-2 • Connecting to the COM1 Port, page B-4 • Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, page B-6 • Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port, page B-7 • Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port, page B-9 OL-17467-02 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide B-1