Installing The Port Analyzer Adapter - Cisco MDS 9000 Installation And Configuration Note

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Figure 6
Figure 7
Connect the right (Ethernet) port on the adapter to the PC running Cisco Traffic Analyzer or Cisco
Step 4
Protocol Analyzer. If the NIC on your PC does not support auto-MDI, (1000baseT NICs generally
support auto-MDI) you must use a crossover cable (see
Otherwise, either a crossover or a straight-through Ethernet cable should work.
Table 4
Media-Dependent Interface (MDI) mode for Fast Ethernet ports.
OL-9077-01
Connecting the Fibre Channel and Ethernet Ports
Cisco MDS 9000
FC to host,
storage, ISL
FC 1/8
port being
monitored
Multimode Fiber with LC Connector
lists the connector pinouts and signal names for straight-through cables that operate in
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port Analyzer Adapter Installation and Configuration Note
Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Port Analyzer Adapter
FC 1/5
SPAN destination port
FC Eth
FC
SOF pay EOF
load
Figure

Installing the Port Analyzer Adapter

100/1000 Mbps
FC
ETH
pay
HDR
load
8) between the PAA and the PC.
PC with
Cisco
Protocol
Analyzer
ETH
CRC
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