Chapter B Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series

Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port

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To connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port to an external hub, switch, or router, follow these steps:

Step 1 Connect the appropriate modular cable to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port:

Use a modular, RJ-45, straight-through UTP cable to connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port to an Ethernet switch port or hub.

Use a cross-over cable to connect to a router interface.

Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the device.

Note For high availability, connect the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on the active Supervisor-2 module and on the standby Supervisor-2 module to the same network or VLAN. The active supervisor module owns the IP address used by both of these Ethernet connections. On a switchover, the newly activated supervisor module takes over this IP address. This process requires an Ethernet connection to the newly activated supervisor module.

Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port

Caution To prevent an IP address conflict, do not connect the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port to the network until the initial configuration is complete. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.

The Supervisor-1 module supports an autosensing MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port (labeled “MGMT 10/100”) and has an RJ-45 interface. (See Figure B-4.) You can use this port to access and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Cisco Fabric Manager.

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