Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Chapter 1 CLI Overview
Navigating Through CLI Commands
Port Names and Port Mapping
The Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem has a different port naming convention from the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family. It has eight external ports and they are labeled ext1 through ext8. It has 16
internal ports and they are labeled bay1 through bay16.
Table 1-5 shows the port mapping between the Cisco MDS 9000 Family and the Cisco Fabric Switch for
HP c-Class BladeSystem.
The Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter has a different port naming convention from the Cisco
MDS 9000 Family. There are six external ports and they are labeled ext0 and ext15 through ext19. There
are 14 internal ports and they are labeled bay1 through bay14. Table 1-6 shows the port mapping between
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter switches.
Table 1-5 Port Mapping Between the Cisco MDS 9000 Family and the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port
Cisco Fabric Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem Port Port Group
fc1/1 ext8 PortGroup 1
fc1/2 bay6
fc1/3 bay13
fc1/4 bay5
fc1/5 ext7 PortGroup 2
fc1/6 bay14
fc1/7 bay15
fc1/8 bay7
fc1/9 bay4 PortGroup 3
fc1/10 ext1
fc1/11 bay3
fc1/12 bay11
fc1/13 bay12 PortGroup 4
fc1/14 ext2
fc1/15 bay2
fc1/16 bay1
fc1/17 bay10 PortGroup 5
fc1/18 ext3
fc1/19 bay9
fc1/20 ext 4
fc1/21 bay16 PortGroup 6
fc1/22 bay8
fc1/23 ext6
fc1/24 ext5

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English