Network Out-of-Band Management (OOBM) for the 6600 Switch
Concepts
Example
In a typical data center installation, top-of-rack switches connect servers to
the data network, while the management ports of those switches connect to
a physically and logically separate management network. This allows network
administrators to manage the switches even if operation on the data network
is disrupted.
In the illustration below, the switches face the hot aisle of the data center,
allowing easy connection to the network ports on the backs of the servers.
Figure J-2. Network out-of-band management in a data center
For even more control, the serial console ports of the switches could be
connected to the management network through a serial console server (essen-
tially, a networked serial switch), allowing the network administrators to view
the CLI activity of each switch at boot time and to control the switches through
the console ports (as well as through the management ports).
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