1–General Description CPU Blades

Ethernet Port

Each CPU blade has an Ethernet port and a serial port.The Ethernet port is an RJ-45 connector that provides a connection to a management workstation through a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet cable. The Ethernet port automatically recognizes straight or cross-over cables. The default IP address for the CPU0 Ethernet port is 10.0.0.1. Initially, only the CPU0 blade Ethernet port is active.

NOTE:

If the Fault Tolerant license key is installed, the Ethernet ports on both CPU blades are active. However, all communication is routed through the primary CPU blade Ethernet port.

A management workstation can be a Windows®, Solaris™, Linux®, or MacOS X® workstation that is used to configure and manage the switch fabric. You can manage the switch over an Ethernet connection using QuickTools™, the Command Line Interface (CLI), Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007, or SNMP. The switch through which the fabric is managed is called the fabric management switch.

There are alternate Ethernet ports on the Maintenance panel for each CPU blade that are initially inactive. You can activate the primary CPU Ethernet port on the Maintenance panel instead of the Ethernet port on the CPU blade using the Set Setup System CLI command, QuickTools, or Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. If the Fault Tolerant license key is installed, you can choose to activate both CPU blade Ethernet ports or both Maintenance Panel Ethernet ports, but not all four.

The Ethernet port has two LEDs: the Link Status LED (green) and the Activity LED (amber). The Link Status LED illuminates continuously when an Ethernet connection has been established. The Activity LED illuminates when data is being transmitted or received over the Ethernet connection.

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