Connecting The Switch - Cisco 5000 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Connecting the Switch

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches and Cisco Nexus 5500 Series switches provide the following
types of ports:
Console port —An RS-232 port that you can use to create a local management connection.
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Ethernet ports, both encrypted and unencrypted—These ports can be used to connect to a LAN.
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Fibre Channel ports—These ports can be used to connect to a SAN.
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When running power and data cables in overhead or subfloor cable trays, we strongly recommend that
Caution
power cables and other potential noise sources must be located as far away as practical from network
cabling that terminates on Cisco equipment. In situations where long parallel cable runs cannot be
separated by at least 3.3 ft (1 m), we recommend shielding any potential noise sources by housing them
in a grounded metallic conduit.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Preparing for Network Connections, page 4-2
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Connecting to the Console Port, page 4-2
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Connecting to the Ethernet Connector Port, page 4-3
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Connecting to an Ethernet Port, page 4-4
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Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port, page 4-7
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