Connecting The Switch To The Network; Setting Up The Management Interface; Uplink Connections - Cisco Nexus 9396PX Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting the Switch to the Network

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Setting Up the Management Interface

The management port (MGMT ETH) provides out-of-band management, which enables you to use the
command-line interface (CLI) to manage the switch by its IP address. This port uses a 10/100/1000 Ethernet
connection with an RJ-45 interface.
Before You Begin
The switch must be powered on.
Step 1 Connect a modular, RJ-45, UTP cable to the MGMT ETH port on the switch.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the cable to a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on a network device.
What to Do Next
You are ready to connect the interface ports on each of the I/O modules to the network.

Uplink Connections

The switch has an uplink module with 12 or six 40-Gb optical ports. For a list of transceivers and cables that
the uplink modules support for this switch, see
transceiver-modules/products-device-support-tables-list.html.
Setting Up the Management Interface, page 29
Uplink Connections, page 29
Downlink Connections, page 30
Guidelines for Connecting Ports, page 30
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables, page 31
C H A P T E R
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/interfaces-modules/
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