Connecting To The Mgmt 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port; Connecting To A Fibre Channel Or Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (Fcoe) Port - Cisco MDS 9700 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Switches
Step 2
Connect the supplied RJ-45 to DP-25 female adapter. We recommend that you use the adapter and cable provided with
the switch.
Step 3 Connect the console cable (a rollover RJ-45 to RJ-45 cable) to the console port or the RJ-45 to DP-25 adapter (depending
on your computer) at the computer serial port.

Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port

To connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port to an external hub, switch, or router, follow these steps:
Before you begin
The Supervisor-1 module supports an autosensing MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (labeled "MGMT
10/100/1000") and has an RJ-45 interface. You can use this port to access and manage the switch by IP address,
such as through DCNM.
Caution
Step 1
Connect the appropriate modular cable to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port:
• 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.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the cable to the device.
Note For high availability, connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on the active Supervisor-1 module and
on the standby Supervisor-1 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 a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Port

The Fibre Channel ports on the switching modules are compatible with LC-type fiber-optic. For information
about configuring the switch for in-band management, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals
Configuration Guide.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports both Fibre Channel and FCoE protocols for SFP+ and QSFP+
transceivers. Each transceiver must match the transceiver on the other end of the cable, and the cable must
not exceed the stipulated cable length for reliable communication. For information on how to get the list of
To prevent an IP address conflict, do not connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 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.

Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port

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