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Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Connecting the Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect
Connecting to the Console Port
Caution You can use the console port to connect to a modem. If you do not connect it to a modem, connect it
either before powering on the system or after the system has completed the boot process.
Figure 3-1 shows how to connect to the console port on the Cisco UCS 6120XP. Figure 3-2 shows how
to connect to the console port on the Cisco UCS 6140XP.
Figure 3-1 Connecting to the Console Port on a Cisco UCS 6120XP
Figure 3-2 Connecting to the Console Port on a Cisco UCS 6140XP
You can use the console port to perform the following:
• Configure the Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect from the CLI.
• Monitor network statistics and errors.
• Configure SNMP agent parameters.
• Download software updates.
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