Connecting The Switch To The Network; Overview Of Network Connections - Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FX3 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting the Switch to the Network

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Overview of Network Connections

After you install the switch in a rack and power it up, you are ready to make the following network connections:
• Console connection—This is a direct local management connection that you use to initially configure
• Management connection—After you complete the initial configuration using a console, you can make
• Uplink and downlink interface connections—These are connections to hosts and servers in the network.
Each of these connection types is explained in one of the sections that follow.
Note
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Overview of Network Connections, on page 23
Connecting a Console to the Switch, on page 24
Creating the Initial Switch Configuration, on page 25
Setting Up the Management Interface, on page 26
Connecting Interface Ports to Other Devices, on page 27
the switch. You must make this connection first to initially configure the switch and determine its IP
address, which is needed for the other connections.
this connection to manage all future switch configurations.
When running cables in overhead or subfloor cable trays, we strongly recommend that you locate power cables
and other potential noise sources 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 feet (1 meter), we
recommend that you shield any potential noise sources by housing them in a grounded metallic conduit.
When using SFP+ or SFP transceivers in a QSFP+ or QSFP28 uplink port, install a QSFP-to-SFP adapter,
such as the CVR-QSFP-SFP10G adapter, in the QSFP port and then install the SFP+ or SFP transceiver. The
switch automatically sets the port speed to the speed of the installed transceiver.
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