Brocade FastIron SX Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 68)

Attaching a management station
You can manage the FastIron X Series system in the following ways:
• Connect a PC or terminal to the serial (Console) port or 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on the
management module and access the system directly or through a Telnet connection to the PC or
terminal. See the task below.
• Connect the FastIron X Series switch to your existing management network and manage the
switch, along with other network devices, from a management station. To do this, you can connect
a switch to a Gigabit Ethernet port on the management module. Refer to
Attaching a switch to an
Ethernet port on page 67.
NOTE
The management network into which you can connect a Gigabit Ethernet port must be separate and
isolated from the network over which user packets are switched and routed.
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or 10/100/1000
copper port
The Console port on the management module has a male DB-9 serial connector, and 10/100/1000
Ethernet copper port or ports have RJ45 UTP connectors, which allow you to attach a PC or terminal.
From the Console port, you can access the system command line interface (CLI) directly from the PC
Attaching a management station
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