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Adding or Replacing a Member Switch or an External Routing Engine in an EX8200 Virtual Chassis (CLI
Procedure)
Configuring an EX8200 Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure) | 87
Verifying the Member ID, Role, and Neighbor Member Connections of an EX8200 Virtual Chassis Member
Connect a Device to a Management Console Using an RJ-45 Connector
You can configure and manage devices using a dedicated management channel. Each device has a console
port which you can connect to using an Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector. Use the console port to
connect the device to the console server or management console. The console port accepts a cable that
has an RJ-45 connector.
Ensure that you have an Ethernet cable that has an RJ-45 connector at either end. One such cable and an
RJ-45 to DB-9 serial port adapter are supplied with the device.
Figure 29 on page 86
shows the RJ-45 connector of the Ethernet cable.
Figure 29: RJ-45 Connector on an Ethernet Cable
NOTE:
If your laptop or desktop PC does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin and you want to
connect your laptop or desktop PC directly to the device, use a combination of the RJ-45 to
DB-9 socket adapter supplied with the device and a USB to DB-9 plug adapter. You must provide
the USB to DB-9 plug adapter.
To connect the device to a management console (see
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the console port (labeled CON, CONSOLE, or CON1) on the
device.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the console server (see
management console (see
Figure 31 on page
87).
Figure 30 on page 87
and
Figure 30 on page
Figure 31 on page
87):
87) or
86
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