HP 6120 Concepts, Figure G-2.6120XG Management Ports, Figure G-1.6120G/XG Management Ports

Network Out-of-Band Management (OOBM)

Concepts

Concepts

Management communications with a managed switch can be either:

■in band — through the networked data ports of the switch

or:

■out of band — through a dedicated management port (or ports) separate from the data ports

Out-of-band ports have typically been serial console ports using DB-9 or specially wired 8-pin modular (RJ-style) connectors. The HP ProCurve 6120G/ XG and 6120XG switches have a networked out-of-band management port available to them through the dedicated networked management port in the C-class enclosure Onboard Administrator (OA) module. The illustrations below shows management connections for the two switches and the OA.

N o t e	For instructions on how to use the OOBM serial interface, see the Installation
	and Getting Started Guide.

USB console port (serial, out of band)

Figure G-1. 6120G/XG Management Ports

USB console port (serial, out of band)

Figure G-2. 6120XG Management Ports

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