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Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide Cisco IOS Release 12.2(40)SE Revised September 2007 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883 Text Part Number: OL-8603-04
Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide Cisco IOS Release 12.2(40)SE Revised September 2007 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883 Text Part Number: OL-8603-04
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... and Device Hostnames 4-3 ConfigID 4-3 DeviceID 4-4 Hostname and DeviceID 4-4 Using Hostname, DeviceID, and ConfigID 4-4 Understanding Cisco IOS Agents 4-5 Initial Configuration 4-5 Incremental (Partial) Configuration 4-6 Synchronized Configuration 4-6 Configuring Cisco IOS Agents 4-6 Enabling Automated CNS Configuration 4-6 Enabling the CNS Event Agent 4-8 Enabling the Cisco IOS CNS Agent 4-9 Enabling an Initial Configuration 4-9 Enabling a Partial Configuration 4-11 Displaying CNS Configuration 4-12 Clustering...
... and Device Hostnames 4-3 ConfigID 4-3 DeviceID 4-4 Hostname and DeviceID 4-4 Using Hostname, DeviceID, and ConfigID 4-4 Understanding Cisco IOS Agents 4-5 Initial Configuration 4-5 Incremental (Partial) Configuration 4-6 Synchronized Configuration 4-6 Configuring Cisco IOS Agents 4-6 Enabling Automated CNS Configuration 4-6 Enabling the CNS Event Agent 4-8 Enabling the Cisco IOS CNS Agent 4-9 Enabling an Initial Configuration 4-9 Enabling a Partial Configuration 4-11 Displaying CNS Configuration 4-12 Clustering...
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...-15 Limiting TFTP Servers Used Through SNMP 26-16 SNMP Examples 26-17 Displaying SNMP Status 26-18 27 C H A P T E R Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations 27-1 Understanding Cisco IOS IP SLAs 27-1 Using Cisco IOS IP SLAs to Measure Network Performance 27-2 IP SLAs Responder and IP SLAs Control Protocol 27-3 Response Time Computation for IP...
...-15 Limiting TFTP Servers Used Through SNMP 26-16 SNMP Examples 26-17 Displaying SNMP Status 26-18 27 C H A P T E R Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations 27-1 Understanding Cisco IOS IP SLAs 27-1 Using Cisco IOS IP SLAs to Measure Network Performance 27-2 IP SLAs Responder and IP SLAs Control Protocol 27-3 Response Time Computation for IP...
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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 about ...
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 about ...
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...N D I X Working with Software Images B-23 Image Location 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 ...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 Control Lists D-1 Unsupported Privileged EXEC Commands D-1 Unsupported Global Configuration Commands D-1 Unsupported Route-Map ...
...N D I X Working with Software Images B-23 Image Location 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 ...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 Control Lists D-1 Unsupported Privileged EXEC Commands D-1 Unsupported Global Configuration Commands D-1 Unsupported Route-Map ...
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... your switch. For detailed information about these commands. For information about these commands, see the Cisco IOS documentation set available from the Cisco.com home page at Documentation > Cisco IOS Software. This guide does not provide detailed information on the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for the...is for this release. For documentation updates, see the Catalyst 2960 Switch System Message Guide for use to configure Cisco IOS software features on Cisco.com. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide xxix Before using the commands that you should have ...
... your switch. For detailed information about these commands. For information about these commands, see the Cisco IOS documentation set available from the Cisco.com home page at Documentation > Cisco IOS Software. This guide does not provide detailed information on the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for the...is for this release. For documentation updates, see the Catalyst 2960 Switch System Message Guide for use to configure Cisco IOS software features on Cisco.com. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide xxix Before using the commands that you should have ...
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...allocating system resources to maximize support for user-selected features • Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs), a part of Cisco IOS software that uses active traffic monitoring for measuring network performance Support for Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) responder that are bridged by ...connection appropriately • Support for up to 2000 bytes for frames that allows the system to anticipate and respond to Cisco IOS IP SLAs request packets for monitoring network performance. See the release notes for responder configuration. For information about the ...
...allocating system resources to maximize support for user-selected features • Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs), a part of Cisco IOS software that uses active traffic monitoring for measuring network performance Support for Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) responder that are bridged by ...connection appropriately • Support for up to 2000 bytes for frames that allows the system to anticipate and respond to Cisco IOS IP SLAs request packets for monitoring network performance. See the release notes for responder configuration. For information about the ...
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... of switch information (such as a configuration service for network topology discovery and mapping between the switch and other Cisco devices on Cisco.com. • CLI-The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- You can be downloaded from a TFTP server • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for ... 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 all file systems that the switch uses Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide ...
... of switch information (such as a configuration service for network topology discovery and mapping between the switch and other Cisco devices on Cisco.com. • CLI-The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- You can be downloaded from a TFTP server • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for ... 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 all file systems that the switch uses Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide ...
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... switch image files (requires the cryptographic version of the software) • Configuration replacement and rollback to replace the running configuration on a switch with any saved Cisco IOS configuration file OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-5
... switch image files (requires the cryptographic version of the software) • Configuration replacement and rollback to replace the running configuration on a switch with any saved Cisco IOS configuration file OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-5
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... which packets are dequeued to the egress interface (shaping or sharing is the only supported mode on ingress queues) • Egress queues and scheduling - In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED and later, if you configure multiple class maps for high-performance quality of port bandwidth. Out-of... a Cisco IP Phone, trusting the CoS value received, and ensuring port security • Policing - Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for prioritizing mission-critical traffic...
... which packets are dequeued to the egress interface (shaping or sharing is the only supported mode on ingress queues) • Egress queues and scheduling - In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED and later, if you configure multiple class maps for high-performance quality of port bandwidth. Out-of... a Cisco IP Phone, trusting the CoS value received, and ensuring port security • Policing - Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for prioritizing mission-critical traffic...
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...time commands, such as show commands, which show and more Commands, page 2-10 • Accessing the CLI, page 2-10 Understanding Command Modes The Cisco IOS user interface is divided into many different modes. Only a limited subset of show the current configuration status, and clear commands, which mode you begin in...changes to configure your Catalyst 2960 switch. Enter a question mark (?) at global configuration mode. 2 C H A P T E R Using the Command-Line Interface This chapter describes the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) and how to use it to the running configuration.
...time commands, such as show commands, which show and more Commands, page 2-10 • Accessing the CLI, page 2-10 Understanding Command Modes The Cisco IOS user interface is divided into many different modes. Only a limited subset of show the current configuration status, and clear commands, which mode you begin in...changes to configure your Catalyst 2960 switch. Enter a question mark (?) at global configuration mode. 2 C H A P T E R Using the Command-Line Interface This chapter describes the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) and how to use it to the running configuration.
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...with the command appear. % Incomplete command. html Note Only CLI or HTTP changes are available in this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5207/products_feature_guide09186a00801d1e81. The possible keywords that you might encounter while using the CLI to configure ...use the Configuration Change Logging and Notification feature to the switch configuration. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-5 with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED, you can log and view changes to track changes on a per-session and per-user basis. incorrectly. ...
...with the command appear. % Incomplete command. html Note Only CLI or HTTP changes are available in this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5207/products_feature_guide09186a00801d1e81. The possible keywords that you might encounter while using the CLI to configure ...use the Configuration Change Logging and Notification feature to the switch configuration. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-5 with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED, you can log and view changes to track changes on a per-session and per-user basis. incorrectly. ...
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... the Boot Process To start your switch, you need to follow the procedures in this chapter, see the command reference for this release and the Cisco IOS IP Command Reference, Volume 1 of automatic and manual methods. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-1 3 C H A P ...address and default gateway information) for the Catalyst 2960 switch by using a variety of 3: Addressing and Services from the Cisco.com page under Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Command References. The normal boot process involves the operation of the flash device that makes up...
... the Boot Process To start your switch, you need to follow the procedures in this chapter, see the command reference for this release and the Cisco IOS IP Command Reference, Volume 1 of automatic and manual methods. OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-1 3 C H A P ...address and default gateway information) for the Catalyst 2960 switch by using a variety of 3: Addressing and Services from the Cisco.com page under Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Command References. The normal boot process involves the operation of the flash device that makes up...
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...for additional information about configuring DHCP, see the "Configuring DHCP" section of the "IP Addressing and Services" section of the Cisco IOS IP Configuration Guide from a TFTP server, you want the switch to each switch by the switch hardware address. If you ...the lease options described previously, it replies to client requests with reserved leases that are bound to receive the configuration file from the Cisco.com page under Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Configuration Guides. If you are configuring a device as a DHCP server: You should configure the DHCP...
...for additional information about configuring DHCP, see the "Configuring DHCP" section of the "IP Addressing and Services" section of the Cisco IOS IP Configuration Guide from a TFTP server, you want the switch to each switch by the switch hardware address. If you ...the lease options described previously, it replies to client requests with reserved leases that are bound to receive the configuration file from the Cisco.com page under Documentation > Cisco IOS Software > 12.2 Mainline > Configuration Guides. If you are configuring a device as a DHCP server: You should configure the DHCP...
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...-gateway 172.20.137.1 ! ! If you made to copy the configuration file, see Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images," for information about alternative locations from which to your configuration will be lost... 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." snmp-server community private RW snmp-server community public RO snmp-server community private@es0 RW snmp-server...
...-gateway 172.20.137.1 ! ! If you made to copy the configuration file, see Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images," for information about alternative locations from which to your configuration will be lost... 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." snmp-server community private RW snmp-server community public RO snmp-server community private@es0 RW snmp-server...
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...will be loaded during the next boot-up configuration. Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration By default, the Cisco IOS software uses the file config.text to load during the next boot-up the system using the DHCP-based autoconfiguration feature. For ... 3-12 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide OL-8603-04 Filenames and directory names are case sensitive. Beginning in flash memory. The Cisco IOS image is stored in the original directory. Verify your entries in the BOOT environment variable. In a depth-first search of a directory,...
...will be loaded during the next boot-up configuration. Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration By default, the Cisco IOS software uses the file config.text to load during the next boot-up the system using the DHCP-based autoconfiguration feature. For ... 3-12 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide OL-8603-04 Filenames and directory names are case sensitive. Beginning in flash memory. The Cisco IOS image is stored in the original directory. Verify your entries in the BOOT environment variable. In a depth-first search of a directory,...
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... and usage information for the boot loader commands and environment variables, see the command reference for reading the Cisco IOS configuration file. Specifies the Cisco IOS image to load and execute when automatically booting. The next time you must manually boot up the switch ...and write a nonvolatile copy of the system configuration. Table 3-4 Environment Variables Variable BOOT MANUAL_BOOT CONFIG_FILE Boot Loader Command Cisco IOS Global Configuration Command set MANUAL_BOOT yes boot manual Decides whether the switch automatically or manually boots up the switch during the...
... and usage information for the boot loader commands and environment variables, see the command reference for reading the Cisco IOS configuration file. Specifies the Cisco IOS image to load and execute when automatically booting. The next time you must manually boot up the switch ...and write a nonvolatile copy of the system configuration. Table 3-4 Environment Variables Variable BOOT MANUAL_BOOT CONFIG_FILE Boot Loader Command Cisco IOS Global Configuration Command set MANUAL_BOOT yes boot manual Decides whether the switch automatically or manually boots up the switch during the...
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... changes, sending them as a configuration service for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see Figure 4-1). In server mode, the Configuration Engine supports the use of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the services that acts...Cisco IOS Agents, page 4-5 • Configuring Cisco IOS Agents, page 4-6 • Displaying CNS Configuration, page 4-12 Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software The Cisco Configuration Engine is required. 4 C H A P T E R Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents This chapter describes how to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on Cisco.com http://www.cisco...
... changes, sending them as a configuration service for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see Figure 4-1). In server mode, the Configuration Engine supports the use of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the services that acts...Cisco IOS Agents, page 4-5 • Configuring Cisco IOS Agents, page 4-6 • Displaying CNS Configuration, page 4-12 Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software The Cisco Configuration Engine is required. 4 C H A P T E R Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents This chapter describes how to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on Cisco.com http://www.cisco...
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... information stored in the embedded (standalone mode) or remote (server mode) directory. Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software Chapter 4 Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents Figure 4-1 Configuration Engine Architectural Overview Service provider network Configuration engine Data service directory...the CNS IDs and Device Hostnames, page 4-3 Configuration Service The Configuration Service is a web server that works with Cisco IOS CNS agents on the switch. The Configuration Service delivers device and service configurations to send success and failure notifications. ...
... information stored in the embedded (standalone mode) or remote (server mode) directory. Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software Chapter 4 Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents Figure 4-1 Configuration Engine Architectural Overview Service provider network Configuration engine Data service directory...the CNS IDs and Device Hostnames, page 4-3 Configuration Service The Configuration Service is a web server that works with Cisco IOS CNS agents on the switch. The Configuration Service delivers device and service configurations to send success and failure notifications. ...