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Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port

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Connecting the Console Port to a PC

You can connect the console port to a PC serial port for local administrative access to the Cisco MDS
9000 Family switch.
The PC must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal emulation software—frequently a PC
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application such as HyperTerminal Plus—makes communication between the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
switch and your PC possible during setup and configuration.
To connect the console port to a PC, follow these steps:
Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC terminal emulation program to match the
Step 1
following management port default characteristics:
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Step 2 Connect the supplied RJ-45 to DB-9 female adapter or RJ-45 to DB-25 female adapter (depending on
your PC connection) to the PC serial port.
Connect one end of the supplied console cable (a rollover RJ-45 to RJ-45 cable) to the console port. (See
Step 3
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port.
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Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
The autosensing 10/100 Ethernet management port is located on the left side of the front panel (labeled
10/100 MGMT), to the right of the console port (see
is used for out-of-band management of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
Make sure to connect the Ethernet management ports of both supervisor modules on a MDS 9500 Series
switch. Even though there are two Ethernet connections, only one management IP address is required
for a switch with dual supervisor modules.
The two Ethernet connections should be connected to ports in different slots on the same LAN switch,
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or the connections should be split between two different LAN switches.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide
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9600 baud
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
2-4.) Connect the other end to the RJ-45 to DB-9 (or RJ-45 to DB-25) adapter at the PC serial
If you are using a Cisco MDS 9500 Series switch that has multiple supervisor modules, connect
the console port to the active supervisor module. The active supervisor is the module with the
green Active LED.
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Initial Switch Configuration
Figure 2-4). This port
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