Allied Telesis X8112 manual USB Port

NET MGMT LED

Console (RS-232) Port

USB Port

SwitchBlade x8112 Chassis Switch Installation Guide

The wiring configuration of the NET MGMT port is set automatically with automatic MDIX detection. You may disable automatic MDIX detection and set the wiring configuration manually.

The Network Management (NET MGMT) port on the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card has one Status LED, described in Table 13.

Table 13. NET MGMT Port LED

LED	State	Description
	Solid Green	The port has a valid 1000 Mbps link.
	Flashing	The port is transmitting or receiving data at
	Green	1000 Mbps.
L/A
	Solid Amber	The port has a valid 10 or 100 Mbps link.
	Flashing	The port is transmitting or receiving data at
	Amber	10 or 100 Mbps.
	Off	The port has not established a link to a
		network device.

The Console Port is used to conduct local management sessions with the switch. Local management sessions are established with a terminal or PC with a terminal emulation program, and the management cable that comes with the card.

Local management is referred to as out-of-band management because it is not conducted over a network. Consequently, the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card does not need an Internet Protocol (IP) address for this type of management.

Your initial management session with the switch must be a local management session. For instructions on how to start a local management session, refer to “Using Local Management to Verify the Chassis” on page 182 or the Software Reference for SwitchBlade x8100 Series Switches.

The USB port supports a flash drive. You may use a flash drive to perform the following management functions:

Store backup copies of the master configuration and database files on the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card.

Transfer master configuration files between controller cards in different chassis that are to have similar configurations.

Transfer application load files between controller cards.

Store streaming log files.

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