Connection guidelines
Use these connection guidelines to help plan proper connections.
- Console port (supervisor modules) - An RS-232 port that you can use to create a local management connection.
- MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (supervisor module) - An Ethernet port that you can use to access and manage the switch by IP address, such as through the Data Center Network Manager (DCNM).
- Fibre Channel ports (switching modules) - Fibre Channel (FC) ports that you can use to connect to the SAN or for in-band management.
The IBM c-type SAN Director has two USB drives in each Supervisor-1 module. A simple USB interface that you can use to connect to different devices supported by NX-OS. In the supervisor module, two USB drives exist, Slot 0 and LOG FLASH. The LOG FLASH and Slot 0 USB ports use different formats for their data.
When running power and data cables in overhead or sub floor cable trays, we strongly recommend that power cables and other potential noise sources be located as far away as is practical from network cabling that terminates on IBM equipment. In situations where long parallel cable runs cannot be separated by at least 3.3 ft (1 m), we recommend shielding any potential noise sources by housing them in a grounded metallic conduit.