Connecting a QFX3500 Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management
Ensure that you have an appropriate cable available. See Cable Specifications for Console and Management Connections for the QFX Series and The Hardware Compatibility Tool.
If you are using the QFX3500 device as a standalone switch, you can monitor and manage the QFX3500 device using a dedicated management channel. QFX3500 devices have two management ports. Depending on which management board your QFX3500 device is configured with the management ports are 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports or 1-Gbps SFP ports. Use the management ports to connect the QFX3500 device to a network for out-of-band management.
Configuring the two management interfaces within the same subnet is not supported.
You cannot use the management ports to perform the initial configuration of the QFX3500 device. You must configure the management ports before you can successfully connect to the QFX3500 device using these ports. See Configuring a QFX3500 Device as a Standalone Switch.
To connect a QFX3500 device to a network for out-of-band management (see Figure 1):
- Connect one end of the cable to one of the management ports (labeled C0 and C1) on the QFX3500 device.
- Connect the other end of the cable to the management device (see Figure 1).
