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Contents 2 C H A P T E R Getting Started with CMS 2-1 Features 2-2 Front Panel View 2-4 Cluster Tree 2-5 Front-Panel Images 2-6 Redundant Power System LED 2-7 Port Modes and LEDs 2-8 VLAN Membership Modes 2-12 Topology View 2-13 Topology Icons 2-15 Device and Link Labels 2-16 Colors in ... List 2-30 Tabs, Lists, and Tables 2-31 Icons Used in Windows 2-31 Buttons 2-31 Accessing CMS 2-32 Access Modes in CMS 2-33 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide iv 78-6511-08
Contents 2 C H A P T E R Getting Started with CMS 2-1 Features 2-2 Front Panel View 2-4 Cluster Tree 2-5 Front-Panel Images 2-6 Redundant Power System LED 2-7 Port Modes and LEDs 2-8 VLAN Membership Modes 2-12 Topology View 2-13 Topology Icons 2-15 Device and Link Labels 2-16 Colors in ... List 2-30 Tabs, Lists, and Tables 2-31 Icons Used in Windows 2-31 Buttons 2-31 Accessing CMS 2-32 Access Modes in CMS 2-33 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide iv 78-6511-08
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...IOS CLI software is already installed on page 4-5. You can also display network topologies to gather link information and to display switch images to monitor and control the switch and switch cluster members. You can access the CLI either by connecting your management station directly..."Advantages of Using CMS and Clustering Switches" section on an individual basis or as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 1-6 78-6511-08 The switch supports a comprehensive set of a switch cluster-through a web browser such as ...
...IOS CLI software is already installed on page 4-5. You can also display network topologies to gather link information and to display switch images to monitor and control the switch and switch cluster members. You can access the CLI either by connecting your management station directly..."Advantages of Using CMS and Clustering Switches" section on an individual basis or as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 1-6 78-6511-08 The switch supports a comprehensive set of a switch cluster-through a web browser such as ...
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... CMS, see Chapter 5, "Clustering Switches." 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 1-7 Port and console port security - Inventory and statistic reporting... switches, regardless of service (QoS) configuration - Refer to the release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm) for a list of supported switches... cluster management accessible to configure VVIDs. Here are similar to those used on the images are some examples of globally setting and managing multiple ports and switches: - For...
... CMS, see Chapter 5, "Clustering Switches." 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 1-7 Port and console port security - Inventory and statistic reporting... switches, regardless of service (QoS) configuration - Refer to the release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm) for a list of supported switches... cluster management accessible to configure VVIDs. Here are similar to those used on the images are some examples of globally setting and managing multiple ports and switches: - For...
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... link types. When CMS is launched from the window Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-2 78-6511-08 The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of a specific switch or the front-panel images of all switches in either the Front Panel or the Topology views, provides...select multiple switches and configure them with the same settings. When CMS is launched from a command switch, the Front Panel view displays the front-panel images of options for managing switch clusters and individual switches from you launch a separate CMS session.
... link types. When CMS is launched from the window Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-2 78-6511-08 The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of a specific switch or the front-panel images of all switches in either the Front Panel or the Topology views, provides...select multiple switches and configure them with the same settings. When CMS is launched from a command switch, the Front Panel view displays the front-panel images of options for managing switch clusters and individual switches from you launch a separate CMS session.
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... cluster- Left-click the Mode button to select menu, and select an multiple ports. port or link status. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-4 78-6511-08 65720 LEDs display the current port mode and the status of all switches in the cluster ...(Figure 2-2). When CMS is launched from a Standalone Switch 3500XL-12 3500XL-12 Right-click the command switch image to display the ...
... cluster- Left-click the Mode button to select menu, and select an multiple ports. port or link status. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-4 78-6511-08 65720 LEDs display the current port mode and the status of all switches in the cluster ...(Figure 2-2). When CMS is launched from a Standalone Switch 3500XL-12 3500XL-12 Right-click the command switch image to display the ...
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... of the devices (Table 2-1). You can click an icon in the cluster tree, and CMS then scrolls and displays the corresponding front-panel image. The colors of the devices in the left frame of the Front Panel view and shows the name of the cluster and a list of... 2-2) appears in the cluster tree show the status of the front-panel images. Chapter 2 Getting Started with the member switch. 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-5 The front-panel image is operating normally. Instead of its members. The internal fan of front-...
... of the devices (Table 2-1). You can click an icon in the cluster tree, and CMS then scrolls and displays the corresponding front-panel image. The colors of the devices in the left frame of the Front Panel view and shows the name of the cluster and a list of... 2-2) appears in the cluster tree show the status of the front-panel images. Chapter 2 Getting Started with the member switch. 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-5 The front-panel image is operating normally. Instead of its members. The internal fan of front-...
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... nm 1530 nm 1550 nm 1570 nm 1590 nm 1610 nm Color Gray Violet Blue Green Yellow Orange Red Brown Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-6 78-6511-08 To select a port, click the port on the CWDM GBIC modules. Front Panel View Chapter 2 ... 2-5 shows the port icons as they appear in CMS" section on page 2-8. For port status LED information, see the "Access Modes in the front-panel images. This section includes descriptions of ports that you want to select. • Right-click a port, and select Select All Ports from a remote station by...
... nm 1530 nm 1550 nm 1570 nm 1590 nm 1610 nm Color Gray Violet Blue Green Yellow Orange Red Brown Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 2-6 78-6511-08 To select a port, click the port on the CWDM GBIC modules. Front Panel View Chapter 2 ... 2-5 shows the port icons as they appear in CMS" section on page 2-8. For port status LED information, see the "Access Modes in the front-panel images. This section includes descriptions of ports that you want to select. • Right-click a port, and select Select All Ports from a remote station by...
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... SPD Speed setting on all Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches except the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL switches. Select Reports > Bandwidth Graphs to show Ethernet link status. Default mode on the ports. Note When the LRE mode is auto on the front-panel images. Default setting is active, the 10.../100 switch ports on the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL continue to display the total bandwidth in use by the switch. LRE (Catalyst 2900 LRE...
... SPD Speed setting on all Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches except the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL switches. Select Reports > Bandwidth Graphs to show Ethernet link status. Default mode on the ports. Note When the LRE mode is auto on the front-panel images. Default setting is active, the 10.../100 switch ports on the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL continue to display the total bandwidth in use by the switch. LRE (Catalyst 2900 LRE...
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...about the read-only and read-write access modes, see the "Access Modes in port status mode). 2-24 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 Port Popup Menu You can display commonly used by the selected link. Available on either end of... Cluster3 4 Task Launch Device Manager for a port or ports and add ports to VLANs. Some options from the cluster tree or the front-panel image itself, and right-click. Delete a cluster. To display the device popup menu, click the switch icon from this menu option are available in use...
...about the read-only and read-write access modes, see the "Access Modes in port status mode). 2-24 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 Port Popup Menu You can display commonly used by the selected link. Available on either end of... Cluster3 4 Task Launch Device Manager for a port or ports and add ports to VLANs. Some options from the cluster tree or the front-panel image itself, and right-click. Delete a cluster. To display the device popup menu, click the switch icon from this menu option are available in use...
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...data in communicating with CMS Verifying Your Changes CMS provides notification cues to Flash memory, they occur. 2-34 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 For more information about the error. When you make a configuration change becomes part of ...the command switch. If there is read -only access mode, see the "Access Modes in the window status bar. The front-panel images and CMS windows always display the running configuration. An error message also displays in the Preferences window), make sure that field or table ...
...data in communicating with CMS Verifying Your Changes CMS provides notification cues to Flash memory, they occur. 2-34 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 For more information about the error. When you make a configuration change becomes part of ...the command switch. If there is read -only access mode, see the "Access Modes in the window status bar. The front-panel images and CMS windows always display the running configuration. An error message also displays in the Preferences window), make sure that field or table ...
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... EXEC prompt appears on page 2-32 and the release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm). Saving Configuration Changes The switch Flash memory stores the IOS image, the startup configuration file (config.txt file), and helper files. The change... command in privileged EXEC mode. The configuration is the startup configuration used each time the switch restarts. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 3-8 78-6511-08 HTML access to Flash memory, they occur. Procedures for the software features supported in...
... EXEC prompt appears on page 2-32 and the release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm). Saving Configuration Changes The switch Flash memory stores the IOS image, the startup configuration file (config.txt file), and helper files. The change... command in privileged EXEC mode. The configuration is the startup configuration used each time the switch restarts. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 3-8 78-6511-08 HTML access to Flash memory, they occur. Procedures for the software features supported in...
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...CMS to upgrade your Catalyst 2900 XL or Catalyst 3500 XL switch with the local routers and the Internet. Password If you can do not share the same software image. The non-LRE image does not include LRE functionality and therefore should not be installed on Cisco.com and are in the ...release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc...
...CMS to upgrade your Catalyst 2900 XL or Catalyst 3500 XL switch with the local routers and the Internet. Password If you can do not share the same software image. The non-LRE image does not include LRE functionality and therefore should not be installed on Cisco.com and are in the ...release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc...
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...be corrupted or invalid. Note If the switch boots properly, enter the setting boot parameters global configuration command to an Cisco IOS 12.0 image. The switch boots up automatically with the .bin extension is not capable of the bootable file and the actual ... missing. This usually happens due to include flash: before the filename. 3. The file with the correct image. 9-16 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 Troubleshooting Switch Software Upgrades Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Switch Software Upgrades Table 9-8...
...be corrupted or invalid. Note If the switch boots properly, enter the setting boot parameters global configuration command to an Cisco IOS 12.0 image. The switch boots up automatically with the .bin extension is not capable of the bootable file and the actual ... missing. This usually happens due to include flash: before the filename. 3. The file with the correct image. 9-16 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 Troubleshooting Switch Software Upgrades Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Switch Software Upgrades Table 9-8...
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...for manual boot. Are you seeing a switch: prompt? Disconnect the power cord. Download the IOS image file using X-Modem. Enter no . 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 9-17 Verify that Manual Boot is in . Press the Enter key a few ... to tell the switch to boot automatically by entering show boot. After the upgrade, the switch still boots up with the old image, download the IOS image file using X-Modem. Enter the privileged EXEC mode by entering the write memory command. 6. Otherwise, go to the switch console port...
...for manual boot. Are you seeing a switch: prompt? Disconnect the power cord. Download the IOS image file using X-Modem. Enter no . 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 9-17 Verify that Manual Boot is in . Press the Enter key a few ... to tell the switch to boot automatically by entering show boot. After the upgrade, the switch still boots up with the old image, download the IOS image file using X-Modem. Enter the privileged EXEC mode by entering the write memory command. 6. Otherwise, go to the switch console port...
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... 4 Step 5 Step 6 Connect a PC with terminal-emulation software supporting the XMODEM Protocol to Flash memory. 9-26 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 The software image does not load. switch: copy xmodem: flash:image_filename.bin When the XMODEM request appears, use the appropriate command on...
... 4 Step 5 Step 6 Connect a PC with terminal-emulation software supporting the XMODEM Protocol to Flash memory. 9-26 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 The software image does not load. switch: copy xmodem: flash:image_filename.bin When the XMODEM request appears, use the appropriate command on...
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..., or turning off link-state messages for [time-stamp] to ensure console debugging output. Recommended Action If a system image was paused until the console output catches up . Explanation Debugging or informational messages are being generated faster than they can...chars] [chars]. Enter the show tech-support output, contact your Cisco technical support representative, and provide the representative with the gathered information. A-44 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 Explanation A configured boot system ...
..., or turning off link-state messages for [time-stamp] to ensure console debugging output. Recommended Action If a system image was paused until the console output catches up . Explanation Debugging or informational messages are being generated faster than they can...chars] [chars]. Enter the show tech-support output, contact your Cisco technical support representative, and provide the representative with the gathered information. A-44 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08 Explanation A configured boot system ...
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... notification 2-34 cluster tree 2-5 described 2-1 different versions of 2-35 displaying system messages 2-21, 9-11, A-1 error checking 2-34 features 2-2 field descriptions See online help Front Panel images 2-6 Front Panel view 2-4 interaction modes 2-28 menu bar 2-18 IN-4 Catalyst 2900 Series...
... notification 2-34 cluster tree 2-5 described 2-1 different versions of 2-35 displaying system messages 2-21, 9-11, A-1 error checking 2-34 features 2-2 field descriptions See online help Front Panel images 2-6 Front Panel view 2-4 interaction modes 2-28 menu bar 2-18 IN-4 Catalyst 2900 Series...
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...VLAN defaults and ranges 8-22 FDDI VLAN defaults and ranges 8-21 features conflicting port 9-7 default settings 4-7 incompatible 9-7 list of 1-1 feedback to Cisco, documentation xix field descriptions, CMS See online help File Transfer Protocol See FTP, accessing MIB files Flash memory, files in 9-15 flooded traffic, ... restrictions 7-8 resuming 7-5 source-based, illustrated 7-8 See also broadcast storm control forwarding, static address 6-19 Frank system messages A-10 Front Panel images, CMS 2-6 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide IN-9
...VLAN defaults and ranges 8-22 FDDI VLAN defaults and ranges 8-21 features conflicting port 9-7 default settings 4-7 incompatible 9-7 list of 1-1 feedback to Cisco, documentation xix field descriptions, CMS See online help File Transfer Protocol See FTP, accessing MIB files Flash memory, files in 9-15 flooded traffic, ... restrictions 7-8 resuming 7-5 source-based, illustrated 7-8 See also broadcast storm control forwarding, static address 6-19 Frank system messages A-10 Front Panel images, CMS 2-6 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide IN-9
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Index Front Panel view 2-2 cluster tree 2-5 command switch 2-4 described 2-4 pop-up menus 2-24 port icons 2-6 port LEDs 2-8 RPS LED 2-7 switch images 2-6 FTP, accessing MIB files 4-5 G GBIC_1000BASET system messages A-15 GBIC modules 1000BASE-LX/LH 1-10 1000BASE-SX 1-9 1000BASE-T 1-9 1000BASE-ZX 1-10 CWDM 1-21 GigaStack 1-9 troubleshooting 9-8 GBIC ..., and standby command switch hsrp traps 6-49 HTTP access 2-32, 4-3 HW_MEMORY system messages A-18 Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP access IN-10 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08
Index Front Panel view 2-2 cluster tree 2-5 command switch 2-4 described 2-4 pop-up menus 2-24 port icons 2-6 port LEDs 2-8 RPS LED 2-7 switch images 2-6 FTP, accessing MIB files 4-5 G GBIC_1000BASET system messages A-15 GBIC modules 1000BASE-LX/LH 1-10 1000BASE-SX 1-9 1000BASE-T 1-9 1000BASE-ZX 1-10 CWDM 1-21 GigaStack 1-9 troubleshooting 9-8 GBIC ..., and standby command switch hsrp traps 6-49 HTTP access 2-32, 4-3 HW_MEMORY system messages A-18 Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP access IN-10 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08