Cisco C220 M5 Server Ports

[wynneitmgr]

I am new to server management and configurations. We had our 2 Cisco C220 M5 rack servers setup for us by an outside company a few years ago and I am just trying to learn how everything is connected and talks to each other.

On the back of the C220 for the two Ethernet Ports (#3) I have both ports plugged into my Cisco C2960 Switch, the switch ports are set as Trunk. 

Is the Management Port (#5) only for doing configurations or do I need ot have that port also plugged into switch?

Thanks!

[balaji.bandi]

1-Gb Ethernet dedicated management port  - this is dedicated management port - OOB (out of band management in your network to manage this Node) 

This is not the Data interface. (#3)

Look at CIMC setup :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/C220/install.html

[wynneitmgr]

@balaji.bandi 

So is it correct to have those two server ports (#3) plugged into Cisco Trunk Ports?

[balaji.bandi]

yes if you like to have  Port-channel (LACP ) as your requirement. (make sure switch side also configure the same)