Reference Guide

14 Management Networks for Dell EMC Networking

Serial Port Connections

Serial Port

Server

Chassis

(MX, FX2, etc.)

Other device

Leaf Switch

- Server serial ports

Serial Port

Console Server

Upstream

Management Network

- Chassis serial ports

- Switch serial ports

- Other devices serial ports

Ethernet uplink

Console port management network in a single rack

Note: SSH/Telnet/HTTP/HTTPS is only used to connect to the console server which provides the user with

console port access to the managed devices.

3.2.1 Setting up a console server

Installing and configuring the console server to connect to the Ethernet network, and the switches to be

managed, consists of the following basic steps. Consult the documentation provided with the console server

for the exact requirements for that device.

Note: Some console servers offer wizards and automatic discovery apps to assist with the steps in this

section.

1. Mount the console server into the rack using the instructions.

2. Cable the console server to the Ethernet management network (in-band or OOB).

3. Use cables to connect the console server to each device to be managed.

4. Install the console management software that comes with the console server onto a workstation or

NMS (network management system) used to manage the console server.

5. Configure IP information on the console server using the server’s documentation.

6. Ping the console server from the management station to confirm that a successful connection is

made.

7. If not already done, install a terminal emulator program to a workstation or NMS on the network.

8. Open the terminal emulator from the remote system.