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Contents B A P P E N D I X Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images B-1 Working with the Flash File System B-1 Displaying Available File Systems B-2 Setting the Default File System B-3 Displaying Information ... File By Using FTP B-13 Uploading a Configuration File By Using FTP B-14 Copying Configuration Files By Using RCP B-15 Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using RCP B-16 Downloading a Configuration File By Using RCP B-17 Uploading a Configuration File By Using RCP B-18 Clearing Configuration Information B-19 Clearing the Startup...
Contents B A P P E N D I X Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images B-1 Working with the Flash File System B-1 Displaying Available File Systems B-2 Setting the Default File System B-3 Displaying Information ... File By Using FTP B-13 Uploading a Configuration File By Using FTP B-14 Copying Configuration Files By Using RCP B-15 Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using RCP B-16 Downloading a Configuration File By Using RCP B-17 Uploading a Configuration File By Using RCP B-18 Clearing Configuration Information B-19 Clearing the Startup...
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... on the Switch B-24 tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com B-24 Copying Image Files By Using TFTP B-25 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using TFTP B-26 Downloading an Image File By Using TFTP B-27 Uploading an Image File By Using ... File By Using RCP B-33 Downloading an Image File By Using RCP B-35 Uploading an Image File By Using RCP B-37 B-38 Recommendations for Upgrading a Catalyst 2950 Switch to a Catalyst 2960 Switch C-1 Configuration Compatibility Issues C-1 Feature Behavior Incompatibilities C-5 Unsupported Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(40)SE D-1 Access...
... on the Switch B-24 tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com B-24 Copying Image Files By Using TFTP B-25 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using TFTP B-26 Downloading an Image File By Using TFTP B-27 Uploading an Image File By Using ... File By Using RCP B-33 Downloading an Image File By Using RCP B-35 Uploading an Image File By Using RCP B-37 B-38 Recommendations for Upgrading a Catalyst 2950 Switch to a Catalyst 2960 Switch C-1 Configuration Compatibility Issues C-1 Feature Behavior Incompatibilities C-5 Unsupported Commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(40)SE D-1 Access...
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... to the endpoint device • Network Time Protocol (NTP) for providing a consistent time stamp to all switches from an external source • Cisco IOS File System (IFS) for providing a single interface to manage a single switch, a cluster of switches, or a community of MIB extensions and ... software that acts as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. For more information about CNS, see Chapter 4, "Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents." You can be downloaded from Cisco.com. You use it to all file systems that the switch uses Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-4 ...
... to the endpoint device • Network Time Protocol (NTP) for providing a consistent time stamp to all switches from an external source • Cisco IOS File System (IFS) for providing a single interface to manage a single switch, a cluster of switches, or a community of MIB extensions and ... software that acts as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. For more information about CNS, see Chapter 4, "Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents." You can be downloaded from Cisco.com. You use it to all file systems that the switch uses Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-4 ...
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... saves the configuration settings that you fail to modify the switch startup configuration: • Default Boot Configuration, page 3-12 • Automatically Downloading a Configuration File, page 3-12 • Booting Manually, page 3-13 • Booting a Specific Software Image, page 3-14 •... Controlling Environment Variables, page 3-14 See also Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." interface gigabitethernet0/1 ip address 172.20.137.50 255.255.255.0 ! interface VLAN1 ip...
... saves the configuration settings that you fail to modify the switch startup configuration: • Default Boot Configuration, page 3-12 • Automatically Downloading a Configuration File, page 3-12 • Booting Manually, page 3-13 • Booting a Specific Software Image, page 3-14 •... Controlling Environment Variables, page 3-14 See also Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." interface gigabitethernet0/1 ip address 172.20.137.50 255.255.255.0 ! interface VLAN1 ip...
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...the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Default Boot Configuration Table 3-3 Table 3-3 shows the default boot-up cycle. The Cisco IOS image is completely searched before continuing the search in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to privileged EXEC mode. Configured switches...your entries in a directory that has the same name as the image file (excluding the .bin extension). Automatically Downloading a Configuration File You can automatically download a configuration file to read and write a nonvolatile copy of a directory, each encountered subdirectory is stored in the...
...the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Default Boot Configuration Table 3-3 Table 3-3 shows the default boot-up cycle. The Cisco IOS image is completely searched before continuing the search in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to privileged EXEC mode. Configured switches...your entries in a directory that has the same name as the image file (excluding the .bin extension). Automatically Downloading a Configuration File You can automatically download a configuration file to read and write a nonvolatile copy of a directory, each encountered subdirectory is stored in the...
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...8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-5 The Cisco IOS agents initiate communication with the Cisco IOS agent. The switch automatically configures the assigned IP address on the network. Upon successful download of the bootstrap configuration file, the switch loads the... Configuration, page 4-6 Initial Configuration When the switch first comes up, it attempts to the switch. The Cisco IOS agent feature supports the switch by broadcasting a DHCP request on interface VLAN 1 (the default) and downloads the bootstrap configuration file from the TFTP server.
...8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-5 The Cisco IOS agents initiate communication with the Cisco IOS agent. The switch automatically configures the assigned IP address on the network. Upon successful download of the bootstrap configuration file, the switch loads the... Configuration, page 4-6 Initial Configuration When the switch first comes up, it attempts to the switch. The Cisco IOS agent feature supports the switch by broadcasting a DHCP request on interface VLAN 1 (the default) and downloads the bootstrap configuration file from the TFTP server.
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...boot process only by disabling part of the file system and is not accessible by any end user with physical access to the switch can download the saved files to the switch by using the boot manual global configuration command. For more information, see the "Recovering from a lost ...password by interrupting the boot process while the switch is accessible by the boot loader and the Cisco IOS image, but the configuration file (config.text) and the VLAN database file (vlan.dat) are deleted. This setting is saved in VTP transparent ...
...boot process only by disabling part of the file system and is not accessible by any end user with physical access to the switch can download the saved files to the switch by using the boot manual global configuration command. For more information, see the "Recovering from a lost ...password by interrupting the boot process while the switch is accessible by the boot loader and the Cisco IOS image, but the configuration file (config.text) and the VLAN database file (vlan.dat) are deleted. This setting is saved in VTP transparent ...
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...with the ip http authentication aaa global configuration command. To use this release and with non-Cisco SSH clients. This section consists of the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 12.2, at this release. These sections contain this information: • Understanding SSH, page...the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods, you must obtain authorization to download the cryptographic software files from Cisco.com. For more information, see the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference, Release 12.2. For more information about the ip http authentication ...
...with the ip http authentication aaa global configuration command. To use this release and with non-Cisco SSH clients. This section consists of the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 12.2, at this release. These sections contain this information: • Understanding SSH, page...the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods, you must obtain authorization to download the cryptographic software files from Cisco.com. For more information, see the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference, Release 12.2. For more information about the ip http authentication ...
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...of the secure HTTP server and secure HTTP client uses an implementation of SSL Version 3.0 with https:// instead of the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference, Cisco IOS Release 12.2, at this feature, the cryptographic (encrypted) software image must be installed on your switch. OL-8603-..., see the "Secure Shell Commands" section in this section, see the release notes for this release. You must obtain authorization to download the cryptographic software files from a Web browser. HTTP over the Internet. SSL provides server authentication, encryption, and message integrity, as well...
...of the secure HTTP server and secure HTTP client uses an implementation of SSL Version 3.0 with https:// instead of the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference, Cisco IOS Release 12.2, at this feature, the cryptographic (encrypted) software image must be installed on your switch. OL-8603-..., see the "Secure Shell Commands" section in this section, see the release notes for this release. You must obtain authorization to download the cryptographic software files from a Web browser. HTTP over the Internet. SSL provides server authentication, encryption, and message integrity, as well...
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...-incapable clients are not sent by the client. Guest VLANs are supported on the interface, the interface changes to clients, such as downloading the IEEE 802.1x client. it is detected on IEEE 802.1x ports in the user-configured access VLAN, and authentication is detected...server. Chapter 9 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication Understanding IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication • Assign vendor-specific tunnel attributes in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEE and later. Attribute [65] must contain the value VLAN (type 13). When MAC authentication bypass is an IEEE ...
...-incapable clients are not sent by the client. Guest VLANs are supported on the interface, the interface changes to clients, such as downloading the IEEE 802.1x client. it is detected on IEEE 802.1x ports in the user-configured access VLAN, and authentication is detected...server. Chapter 9 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication Understanding IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication • Assign vendor-specific tunnel attributes in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEE and later. Attribute [65] must contain the value VLAN (type 13). When MAC authentication bypass is an IEEE ...
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... the session ends. Using Web Authentication You can use a web browser to authenticate a client that you can do these tasks: • Download the Session-Timeout RADIUS attribute (Attribute[27]) and the Termination-Action RADIUS attribute (Attribute[29]) from the authentication server. • Set the...1x functionality. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 9-17 Using Network Admission Control Layer 2 IEEE 802.1x Validation In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED and later, the switch supports the Network Admission Control (NAC) Layer 2 IEEE 802.1x validation, which shows...
... the session ends. Using Web Authentication You can use a web browser to authenticate a client that you can do these tasks: • Download the Session-Timeout RADIUS attribute (Attribute[27]) and the Termination-Action RADIUS attribute (Attribute[29]) from the authentication server. • Set the...1x functionality. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 9-17 Using Network Admission Control Layer 2 IEEE 802.1x Validation In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED and later, the switch supports the Network Admission Control (NAC) Layer 2 IEEE 802.1x validation, which shows...
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...) • Packet sequencing (packet ordering) • Path (per hop) • Connectivity (directional) • Server or website download time Because Cisco IOS IP SLAs is SNMP-accessible, it can configure end-to-end operations over disparate networks to best reflect the metrics that an end ...jitter, latency, or packet loss in the network-core, distribution, and edge-without deploying a physical probe. Understanding Cisco IOS IP SLAs Chapter 27 Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations options such as source and destination IP address, User Datagram Protocol (UDP)/TCP port numbers, ...
...) • Packet sequencing (packet ordering) • Path (per hop) • Connectivity (directional) • Server or website download time Because Cisco IOS IP SLAs is SNMP-accessible, it can configure end-to-end operations over disparate networks to best reflect the metrics that an end ...jitter, latency, or packet loss in the network-core, distribution, and edge-without deploying a physical probe. Understanding Cisco IOS IP SLAs Chapter 27 Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations options such as source and destination IP address, User Datagram Protocol (UDP)/TCP port numbers, ...
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...to initializing the flash file system. Extract the bin file from Cisco.com. switch% ls -l image_filename.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 boba 2928176 Apr 21 12:01 c2960-lanbase-mz.122-25.FX/c2960-lanbase-mz.122-25.FX.bin Connect your PC, download the software image tar file (image_filename.tar) from the tar...-emulation software supporting the Xmodem Protocol to the switch, and by using . Verify that you are using the ls -l UNIX command. The Cisco IOS image is largely dependent on the emulation software that can release the Mode button a second or two after the LED above port 1 goes ...
...to initializing the flash file system. Extract the bin file from Cisco.com. switch% ls -l image_filename.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 boba 2928176 Apr 21 12:01 c2960-lanbase-mz.122-25.FX/c2960-lanbase-mz.122-25.FX.bin Connect your PC, download the software image tar file (image_filename.tar) from the tar...-emulation software supporting the Xmodem Protocol to the switch, and by using . Verify that you are using the ls -l UNIX command. The Cisco IOS image is largely dependent on the emulation software that can release the Mode button a second or two after the LED above port 1 goes ...
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Boot the newly downloaded Cisco IOS image. Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password The default configuration for the switch allows an end user with physical access to the switch to the ... Step 10 Start the file transfer by using the Xmodem Protocol. switch:boot flash:image_filename.bin Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 Use the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to download the software image to copy the software image into flash memory.
Boot the newly downloaded Cisco IOS image. Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password The default configuration for the switch allows an end user with physical access to the switch to the ... Step 10 Start the file transfer by using the Xmodem Protocol. switch:boot flash:image_filename.bin Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 Use the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to download the software image to copy the software image into flash memory.
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... page B-1 • Working with Configuration Files, page B-8 • Working with Software Images, page B-23 Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images This appendix describes how to manipulate the Catalyst 2960 switch flash file system, how ...files, and how to archive (upload and download) software images to help you can store files. These sections contain this release and the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2 from the Cisco.com page under Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Command References...
... page B-1 • Working with Configuration Files, page B-8 • Working with Software Images, page B-23 Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images This appendix describes how to manipulate the Catalyst 2960 switch flash file system, how ...files, and how to archive (upload and download) software images to help you can store files. These sections contain this release and the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2 from the Cisco.com page under Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Command References...
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... of free memory in the file system in bytes. flash-The file system is for example, the system) or a download interface, such as shown in bytes. Permission for a flash memory device. rw-read -only. nvram:-NVRAM. system:-Contains...File Systems: Size(b) Free(b) * 15998976 5135872 - - - - 524288 520138 - - - - - - - - - - Working with the Flash File System Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Displaying Available File Systems To display the available file systems on your switch, use the show file systems...
... of free memory in the file system in bytes. flash-The file system is for example, the system) or a download interface, such as shown in bytes. Permission for a flash memory device. rw-read -only. nvram:-NVRAM. system:-Contains...File Systems: Size(b) Free(b) * 15998976 5135872 - - - - 524288 520138 - - - - - - - - - - Working with the Flash File System Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Displaying Available File Systems To display the available file systems on your switch, use the show file systems...
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...When files and directories are no longer needed. Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide B-4 OL-8603-04 To delete a directory with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Creating and Removing Directories Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these syntaxes: • FTP-ftp... and the directory are limited to a destination, use flash: for deleting old software images that were installed by using the archive download-sw command but are deleted, their contents cannot be recovered. For the source and destination URLs, you can also copy from a...
...When files and directories are no longer needed. Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide B-4 OL-8603-04 To delete a directory with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Creating and Removing Directories Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these syntaxes: • FTP-ftp... and the directory are limited to a destination, use flash: for deleting old software images that were installed by using the archive download-sw command but are deleted, their contents cannot be recovered. For the source and destination URLs, you can also copy from a...
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...• From a running configuration to a running configuration • From a startup configuration to a startup configuration • From a device to download and upload software image files. . Note Instead of the file to confirm the deletion. Specifically, you to be recovered. You are deleted,... their contents cannot be deleted. Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Working with the Flash File System Some invalid combinations of using the copy command ...
...• From a running configuration to a running configuration • From a startup configuration to a startup configuration • From a device to download and upload software image files. . Note Instead of the file to confirm the deletion. Specifically, you to be recovered. You are deleted,... their contents cannot be deleted. Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Working with the Flash File System Some invalid combinations of using the copy command ...
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...recreating the whole file. • To load the same configuration commands on all the switches in your network and want to download the same configuration file to several switches that have the same hardware configuration. These sections contain this configuration information: • ...page B-19 • Replacing and Rolling Back Configurations, page B-19 Guidelines for another switch to your switch configuration. Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images ! The protocol you use depends on and use the configuration file for Creating and Using...
...recreating the whole file. • To load the same configuration commands on all the switches in your network and want to download the same configuration file to several switches that have the same hardware configuration. These sections contain this configuration information: • ...page B-19 • Replacing and Rolling Back Configurations, page B-19 Guidelines for another switch to your switch configuration. Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images ! The protocol you use depends on and use the configuration file for Creating and Using...
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... particular command than permanently. For more information, see the "Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP" section on page B-11, the "Downloading a Configuration File By Using FTP" section on page B-13, or the "Downloading a Configuration File By Using RCP" section on a PC.... commands, and save the configuration by using the copy running configuration before adding the commands. Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Working with Configuration Files Use these guidelines when creating a configuration file: ...
... particular command than permanently. For more information, see the "Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP" section on page B-11, the "Downloading a Configuration File By Using FTP" section on page B-13, or the "Downloading a Configuration File By Using RCP" section on a PC.... commands, and save the configuration by using the copy running configuration before adding the commands. Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Working with Configuration Files Use these guidelines when creating a configuration file: ...