Network Device Installation Guide

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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter B Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port
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.