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Chapter 4
Initial Configuration
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
Setup Options
The setup scenario differs based on the subnet to which you are adding the new switch. You must
configure a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch with an IP address to enable management connections from
outside of the switch.
Some concepts such as out-of-band management and in-band management are briefly explained here.
Note
These concepts are explained in more detail in subsequent chapters.
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Figure 4-1
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Out-of-band management—This feature provides a connection to the network through a supervisor
module front panel Ethernet port (see
In-band management—This feature provides IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC) to manage the switches.
The in-band management feature is transparent to the network management system (NMS). Instead
of conventional Ethernet physical media, switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family use IPFC as the
transport mechanism (see
Management Access to Switches
Figure
4-1).
Figure 4-1
and
Chapter 36, "Configuring IP
Console
Out of band
connection
management
subnetwork
Switch 2
mgmt 0
(IP address:
172.16.1.2)
Management LAN
(Ethernet connection)
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
Initial Setup Routine
Services").
Router
IP address
172.16.1.1
Telnet or
CLI
SSH
GUI
SNMP
IP
network
DNS server
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