Chapter B Connecting The Cisco Mds 9500 Series; Preparing For Network Connections - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Installation Manual

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Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series provides the following types of ports:
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Note The USB ports are not functional on Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1) or earlier.
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Console port (supervisor modules) —An RS-232 port that you can use to create a local management
connection.
COM1 port (supervisor modules)—An RS-232 port that you can use to connect to an external serial
communication device such as a modem.
MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (Supervisor-2 module)—An Ethernet port that you can use to
access and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Fabric Manager.
MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port (Supervisor-1 module)—An Ethernet port that you can use to access
and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Fabric Manager.
Fibre Channel ports (switching modules)—Fibre Channel ports that you can use to connect to the
SAN or for in-band management.
Gigabit Ethernet ports (IP services modules)—Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can use for iSCSI
and/or FCIP.
Two USB ports (Supervisor-2 module)—A simple interface that allows you to connect to different
devices supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS and NX-OS. On the double-decker connector, USB port
1 is on the upper position and port 2 is on the lower position.
CPU subsystem based on Motorola PowerPC 7447
Preparing for Network Connections, page B-2
Connecting to the Console Port, page B-2
Connecting to the COM1 Port, page B-4
Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, page B-6
Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port, page B-7
Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port, page B-9
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