Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 167

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Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series provides the following types of ports:
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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.
The USB ports are not functional on Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1) or earlier.
CPU subsystem based on Motorola PowerPC 7447
Preparing for Network Connections, page 3-2
Connecting to the Console Port, page 3-2
Connecting to the COM1 Port, page 3-4
Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, page 3-6
Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port, page 3-7
Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port, page 3-9
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