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USB Console Port, System Status, USB Ports on Front Panel

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• Ports 9 and 10 are Fibre Channel (FC) type and support eight Gigabit FC, by default. • Ports 11 and 12 are Ethernet type and support 10 Gigabit Ethernet, by default. • You can also convert ports 9 and 10 to Ethernet type by using the port mode command. USB Console Port To manage the switch through an RS-232 serial interface, use the upper universal serial bus (USB) console port. This port provides a direct connection to the switch and allows you to access the command-line interface (CLI) from a console terminal connected to the port through the provided serial cable (with USB UART-A to back-plane to CMC). The console port supports asynchronous data of eight data bits, one stop bit, no parity bit, and no flow control. The default baud rate is 115,200 bps. The lower USB port (in the following figure) functions as an external flash drive that you can use to store configuration files, load new images, and import or export scripts or report files used in virtualization applications. Figure 2. USB Ports on Front Panel System Status You can view the Aggregator status information in several ways, including light emitting diodes (LEDs) and boot menu options. You can also view status information through the show commands and with the simple network management protocol (SNMP). The Aggregator includes LED displays as shown in the following figure: Figure 3. System LED s on Front Panel The following table lists the LED definitions for the Aggregator. 6 Hardware Overview

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Ports 9 and 10 are Fibre Channel (FC) type and support eight Gigabit FC, by default.
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Ports 11 and 12 are Ethernet type and support 10 Gigabit Ethernet, by default.
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You can also convert ports 9 and 10 to Ethernet type by using the
port mode
command.
USB Console Port
To manage the switch through an RS-232 serial interface, use the upper universal serial bus (USB)
console port. This port provides a direct connection to the switch and allows you to access the
command-line interface (CLI) from a console terminal connected to the port through the provided serial
cable (with USB UART-A to back-plane to CMC).
The console port supports asynchronous data of eight data bits, one stop bit, no parity bit, and no flow
control. The default baud rate is 115,200 bps. The lower USB port (in the following figure) functions as an
external flash drive that you can use to store configuration files, load new images, and import or export
scripts or report files used in virtualization applications.
Figure 2. USB Ports on Front Panel
System Status
You can view the Aggregator status information in several ways, including light emitting diodes (LEDs)
and boot menu options.
You can also view status information through the
show
commands and with the simple network
management protocol (SNMP).
The Aggregator includes LED displays as shown in the following figure:
Figure 3. System LED s on Front Panel
The following table lists the LED definitions for the Aggregator.
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Hardware Overview