Connecting A Console To The Fabric Interconnect - Cisco UCS 6500 Series Installation Manual

Connecting a Console to the Fabric Interconnect

Connecting a Console to the Fabric Interconnect
Before you create a network management connection for the fabric interconnect or connect the fabric
interconnect to the network, you must create a local management connection through a console terminal. And
then configure an IP address for the fabric interconnect. You can use the console to perform the following
functions, each of which can be performed through the management interface after you make that connection:
• Configure the fabric interconnect using the command-line interface (CLI).
• Monitor network statistics and errors.
• Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent parameters.
• Download software updates.
You make this local management connection between the asynchronous serial port on a supervisor module
and a console device capable of asynchronous transmission. Typically, you can use a computer terminal as
the console device. On the supervisor modules, you use the console serial port.
Note
Before you begin
• The fabric interconnect must be fully installed in its rack, which is connected to a power source, and
• The necessary cabling for the console, management, and network connections must be available.
Procedure
Step 1
Configure the console device to match the following default port characteristics:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
Step 2 Connect an RJ-45 rollover cable to the console port on the fabric interconnect.
You can find this cable in the accessory kit.
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Before you can connect the console port to a computer terminal, make sure that the computer terminal supports
VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal emulation software makes communication between the fabric
interconnect and computer possible during setup and configuration.
grounded.
• An RJ-45 rollover cable provided in the fabric interconnect accessory kit.
• Network cabling is routed to the location of the installed fabric interconnect.
Connecting the Fabric Interconnect