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    CHAPTER Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. 3-1 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch The Cisco MDS 9216 Switch provides the follo wing types of ports: • CONSOLE port (Interface Module): An RS-232 port that you can use to create a local management connection. •[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Preparing for Network Connections 3-2 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 This chapter provides the follo wing information: • Preparing for Network Connections, page 3-2 • Connecting to the Console Port, page 3-2 ?[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. 3-3 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to the Console Port Caution If you do want to connect the console port to a modem, do not connect it while the switch is booting; connect either before powering the swi[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to the COM1 Port 3-4 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 T o connect the console port to a computer terminal, follo w these steps: Step 1 Conf igure the terminal emulator program to match the following defaul[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. 3-5 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to the COM1 Port Figur e 3-2 Connecting to the COM1 P ort on the Cisco MDS 9216 Switc h T o connect the COM1 port to a modem, follo w these steps: Step 1 Connect the mo[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port 3-6 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 The default COM1 settings are as follo ws: line Aux: Speed: 9600 bauds Databits: 8 bits per byte Stopbits: 1 bit(s) Parity: none Modem [...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. 3-7 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port Figur e 3-3 Connecting to the MGMT 1 0/1 0 0 Ether net P ort on the Cisco MDS 9216 Switc h T o connect the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port to an e xte[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port 3-8 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 The Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports both Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet protocol for SFP transceiv ers. Each transcei ver must match the tran[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. 3-9 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port Figur e 3-4 Connecting an LC-T ype Cable to an SFP T r ansceiver Installing an SFP Transceiver and Fiber Optic Cable T o connect an SFP transcei[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port 3-10 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 Removing an SFP Transceiver and Fiber Optic Cable Caution When pulling a cable from a transceiv er , grip the body of the connector . Do not pu[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. 3-11 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01 Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port • Clean regularly; the required frequenc y of cleaning depends upon the en vironment. In addition, clean connectors if they are e xposed to d[...]

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    Send documentation comments to mdsfeedback-doc@cisco.com. Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port 3-12 Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 78-16165-01[...]