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Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting the Switch
This chapter describes how to connect the Cisco Nexus 6004 switche to the following types of ports:
•Console port —A port that you can use to create a local management connection.
•Ethernet ports, both encrypted and unencrypted—These ports can be used to connect to a LAN.
Caution When running power and data 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 ft (1 m), we recommend that you shield any potential noise sources by housing them in a
grounded metallic conduit.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Preparing for Network Connections, page 3-2
•Connecting to the Console Port, page 3-2
•Connecting to the Ethernet Connector Port, page 3-3
•Connecting to an Ethernet Port, page 3-3