Connecting To The Mgmt 10/100 Ethernet Port - Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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To connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port to an external hub, switch, or router, follow these
steps:
Connect the appropriate modular cable to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port:
Step 1
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Connect the other end of the cable to the device.
Step 2
For high availability, connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on the active Supervisor-2 module
Note
and on the standby Supervisor-2 module to the same network or VLAN. The active supervisor module
owns the IP address used by both of these Ethernet connections. On a switchover, the newly activated
supervisor module takes over this IP address. This process requires an Ethernet connection to the newly
activated supervisor module.

Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port

Caution To prevent an IP address conflict, do not connect the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port to the network until
the initial configuration is complete. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS
Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
The Supervisor-1 module supports an autosensing MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port (labeled "MGMT
10/100") and has an RJ-45 interface. (See
switch by IP address, such as through Cisco Fabric Manager.
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Use a modular, RJ-45, straight-through UTP cable to connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
to an Ethernet switch port or hub.
Use a cross-over cable to connect to a router interface.

Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port

Figure 3-4.) You can use this port to access and manage the
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