Usually there is no optical port on the server motherboard, only the bus interface, interface standards are PCI, PCI-X, PCI-E, etc., these sockets are inserted into the optical network card, and then through the optical network card inserted into the optical module and. After you install the switch in a rack and power it up, make these network connections: Console connection—This is a direct local management connection that you use to initially configure the switch. In most cases, fiber optic media converters convert between copper and fiber optic cables. This allows you to connect devices that use different types of cabling, such as a computer. You can connect an optical or SFP+ cable to an optical port. For details, see ESD Protection. Determine the model of the new cable. The number of the new cable must be the same as that. This chapter describes how to connect your switch to a network. The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for example, a PC, to the console port or USB console port on the switch.
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