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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series provides the following types of ports:
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Console port (supervisor modules) —An RS-232 port that you can use to create a local management
connection.
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COM1 port (supervisor modules)—An RS-232 port that you can use to connect to an external serial
communication device such as a modem.
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MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (Supervisor-2 module)—An Ethernet port that you can use to
access and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Fabric Manager.
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MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port (Supervisor-1 module)—An Ethernet port that you can use to access
and manage the switch by IP address, such as through Fabric Manager.
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Fibre Channel ports (switching modules)—Fibre Channel ports that you can use to connect to the
SAN or for in-band management.
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Gigabit Ethernet ports (IP services modules)—Gigabit Ethernet ports that you can use for iSCSI
and/or FCIP.
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Two USB ports (Supervisor-2 module)—A simple interface that allows you to connect to different
devices supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS and NX-OS. On the double-decker connector, USB port
1 is on the upper position and port 2 is on the lower position.
Note
The USB ports are not functional on Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(1) or earlier.
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CPU subsystem based on Motorola PowerPC 7447
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Preparing for Network Connections, page B-2
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Connecting to the Console Port, page B-2
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Connecting to the COM1 Port, page B-4
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Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, page B-6
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Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port, page B-7
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Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port, page B-9