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... AND SOFTWARE OF THESE SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. CCVP, the Cisco logo, and the Cisco Square Bridge logo are shown for illustrative purposes only. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. IF YOU... ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOFTWARE LICENSE OR LIMITED WARRANTY, CONTACT YOUR CISCO REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION, ...
... AND SOFTWARE OF THESE SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. CCVP, the Cisco logo, and the Cisco Square Bridge logo are shown for illustrative purposes only. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. IF YOU... ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOFTWARE LICENSE OR LIMITED WARRANTY, CONTACT YOUR CISCO REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION, ...
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... 3-11 Default Boot Configuration 3-12 Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 3-12 Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 3-12 Booting Manually 3-13 Booting a Specific Software Image 3-14 Controlling Environment Variables 3-14 Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 3-16 Configuring a Scheduled Reload 3-16 Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 3-17 Catalyst 2960...
... 3-11 Default Boot Configuration 3-12 Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 3-12 Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 3-12 Booting Manually 3-13 Booting a Specific Software Image 3-14 Controlling Environment Variables 3-14 Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 3-16 Configuring a Scheduled Reload 3-16 Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 3-17 Catalyst 2960...
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... for User Privileged Access and Network Services 8-27 Starting RADIUS Accounting 8-28 Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers 8-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 8-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 8-31 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 8-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and...
... for User Privileged Access and Network Services 8-27 Starting RADIUS Accounting 8-28 Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers 8-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 8-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 8-31 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 8-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and...
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...-16 Using TDR 32-17 Understanding TDR 32-17 Running TDR and Displaying the Results 32-18 Using Debug Commands 32-18 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 32-18 Enabling All-System Diagnostics 32-19 Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output 32-19 Using the show platform forward Command 32-20...
...-16 Using TDR 32-17 Understanding TDR 32-17 Running TDR and Displaying the Results 32-18 Using Debug Commands 32-18 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 32-18 Enabling All-System Diagnostics 32-19 Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output 32-19 Using the show platform forward Command 32-20...
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... of multiple, cluster-capable switches, regardless of cluster-capable switches, see the getting started guide. • User-defined and Cisco-default Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for simplified deployment across the network. • An embedded device manager GUI for...from a single graphical interface without needing to remember command-line interface (CLI) commands to a switch. - Downloading an image to accomplish specific tasks. - The system, redundant power system (RPS), and port LED colors on the images are similar to identify link information between...
... of multiple, cluster-capable switches, regardless of cluster-capable switches, see the getting started guide. • User-defined and Cisco-default Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for simplified deployment across the network. • An embedded device manager GUI for...from a single graphical interface without needing to remember command-line interface (CLI) commands to a switch. - Downloading an image to accomplish specific tasks. - The system, redundant power system (RPS), and port LED colors on the images are similar to identify link information between...
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...the switch console port or by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them to the endpoint device • Network Time Protocol (NTP) for interoperability with Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com. • CLI-The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- The switch supports ...8226; Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping between the switch and other Cisco devices on the network • Link Layer Discovery Protocol...
...the switch console port or by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them to the endpoint device • Network Time Protocol (NTP) for interoperability with Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com. • CLI-The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- The switch supports ...8226; Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping between the switch and other Cisco devices on the network • Link Layer Discovery Protocol...
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...who are supported: - Port security for restricting IEEE 802.1x-authenticated users to a specified VLAN - Voice VLAN to permit a Cisco IP Phone to access the voice VLAN regardless of the authorized or unauthorized state of endpoint systems or clients before granting the devices network...via the standard IEEE 802.1x processes - IEEE 802.1x with wake-on-LAN to authorize clients based on the receipt of a specific Ethernet frame • MAC authentication bypass to allow secure HTTP communications (requires the cryptographic version of the software) Catalyst 2960 Switch Software...
...who are supported: - Port security for restricting IEEE 802.1x-authenticated users to a specified VLAN - Voice VLAN to permit a Cisco IP Phone to access the voice VLAN regardless of the authorized or unauthorized state of endpoint systems or clients before granting the devices network...via the standard IEEE 802.1x processes - IEEE 802.1x with wake-on-LAN to authorize clients based on the receipt of a specific Ethernet frame • MAC authentication bypass to allow secure HTTP communications (requires the cryptographic version of the software) Catalyst 2960 Switch Software...
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...QoS and CoS features: • Automatic QoS (auto-QoS) to simplify the deployment of the port bandwidth should be allocated to a specific traffic flow - Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for different traffic classifications - Each second-level policy map can be associated with...be the priority queue) - Trusted boundary for prioritizing mission-critical traffic in aggregate to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to using a share of mission-critical applications - In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED and later, if you configure multiple class maps for a hierarchical ...
...QoS and CoS features: • Automatic QoS (auto-QoS) to simplify the deployment of the port bandwidth should be allocated to a specific traffic flow - Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for different traffic classifications - Each second-level policy map can be associated with...be the priority queue) - Trusted boundary for prioritizing mission-critical traffic in aggregate to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to using a share of mission-critical applications - In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SED and later, if you configure multiple class maps for a hierarchical ...
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...agent is enabled (only if the device is acting as a DHCP relay agent is configured and is 0.0.0.0. If you can change the interface-specific and system-wide settings. For more information, see Chapter 3, "Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway," and Chapter 22, "Configuring DHCP... Features and IP Source Guard." • Switch cluster is disabled. If you have specific network needs, you do not configure the switch at all, the switch operates with Cisco Network Assistant, available on 10/100 and 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet ports • SFP module ...
...agent is enabled (only if the device is acting as a DHCP relay agent is configured and is 0.0.0.0. If you can change the interface-specific and system-wide settings. For more information, see Chapter 3, "Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway," and Chapter 22, "Configuring DHCP... Features and IP Source Guard." • Switch cluster is disabled. If you have specific network needs, you do not configure the switch at all, the switch operates with Cisco Network Assistant, available on 10/100 and 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet ports • SFP module ...
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... or to a router. Each switch in the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL and Catalyst 2950 LRE switches. To prevent congestion, use the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches in the access layer to provide Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop. The second illustration is of an isolated high-performance ... network. • Use switches that support at the distribution layer, connect the switches in the distribution layer. See the documentation sets specific to -the-Desktop) Catalyst 3750 switches Access-layer Catalyst switches 89373 1-14 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide OL-8603-04 For...
... or to a router. Each switch in the Catalyst 2900 LRE XL and Catalyst 2950 LRE switches. To prevent congestion, use the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches in the access layer to provide Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop. The second illustration is of an isolated high-performance ... network. • Use switches that support at the distribution layer, connect the switches in the distribution layer. See the documentation sets specific to -the-Desktop) Catalyst 3750 switches Access-layer Catalyst switches 89373 1-14 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide OL-8603-04 For...
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... Interface Configuration Mode" section on page 10-6. Table 2-2 Help Summary Command help system in any command, as shown in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface). For example: Switch# sh conf Switch# show configuration OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 For information about defining interfaces, see the...
... Interface Configuration Mode" section on page 10-6. Table 2-2 Help Summary Command help system in any command, as shown in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface). For example: Switch# sh conf Switch# show configuration OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 For information about defining interfaces, see the...
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Using Editing Features This section describes the editing features that can help you can disable it , or configure a specific line to edit command lines. To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode: Switch...• Editing Command Lines that you need to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode: Switch# terminal editing To reconfigure a specific line to make changes or corrections. It contains these sections: • Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 2-7 (optional) • Editing Commands through...
Using Editing Features This section describes the editing features that can help you can disable it , or configure a specific line to edit command lines. To globally disable enhanced editing mode, enter this command in line configuration mode: Switch...• Editing Command Lines that you need to have enhanced editing mode, enter this command in privileged EXEC mode: Switch# terminal editing To reconfigure a specific line to make changes or corrections. It contains these sections: • Enabling and Disabling Editing Features, page 2-7 (optional) • Editing Commands through...
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... the hardware installation guide. For more information about the setup program, see the "Recovering from a Software Failure" section on page 32-3. Use a DHCP server for specific IP information. Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-2 OL-8603-04 Note If the data bits option is set to 8, set the parity option to...
... the hardware installation guide. For more information about the setup program, see the "Recovering from a Software Failure" section on page 32-3. Use a DHCP server for specific IP information. Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-2 OL-8603-04 Note If the data bits option is set to 8, set the parity option to...
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...) DHCPACK (unicast) DHCP server 51807 The client, Switch A, broadcasts a DHCPDISCOVER message to formally request the address. The amount of information the switch receives depends on specific routed interfaces, the DHCP client is invoked and requests the IP address information for those interfaces. A DHCP client might receive offers from multiple DHCP or...
...) DHCPACK (unicast) DHCP server 51807 The client, Switch A, broadcasts a DHCPDISCOVER message to formally request the address. The amount of information the switch receives depends on specific routed interfaces, the DHCP client is invoked and requests the IP address information for those interfaces. A DHCP client might receive offers from multiple DHCP or...
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... 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," for information about alternative locations from which ...your configuration will be lost the next time you made to copy the configuration file, see Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-11 If ...
... 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," for information about alternative locations from which ...your configuration will be lost the next time you made to copy the configuration file, see Appendix B, "Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." OL-8603-04 Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-11 If ...
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... to load and execute the first executable image it is a null string. Each line in these steps to configure the switch to boot a specific image during the next boot cycle. • For filesystem:, use the no value if it is set to a null string (for nonvolatile ..., which can be used to privileged EXEC mode. Modifying the Startup Configuration Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Booting a Specific Software Image By default, the switch attempts to automatically boot up the system using information in the BOOT environment variable. (Optional) Save your ...
... to load and execute the first executable image it is a null string. Each line in these steps to configure the switch to boot a specific image during the next boot cycle. • For filesystem:, use the no value if it is set to a null string (for nonvolatile ..., which can be used to privileged EXEC mode. Modifying the Startup Configuration Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Booting a Specific Software Image By default, the switch attempts to automatically boot up the system using information in the BOOT environment variable. (Optional) Save your ...
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... Configuration Guide 4-1 The Configuration Engine automates initial configurations and configuration updates by generating device-specific configuration changes, sending them as a configuration service for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see Figure 4-1). In this URL on the Catalyst 2960 switch. In server...network management software that they deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on Cisco.com http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/tsd_products_support_series_home.html This chapter consists of these CNS ...
... Configuration Guide 4-1 The Configuration Engine automates initial configurations and configuration updates by generating device-specific configuration changes, sending them as a configuration service for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see Figure 4-1). In this URL on the Catalyst 2960 switch. In server...network management software that they deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on Cisco.com http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/tsd_products_support_series_home.html This chapter consists of these CNS ...
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...protocol (LDAP) URLs that uses configuration templates and the device-specific configuration information stored in the embedded (standalone mode) or remote (server mode) directory. It consists of CLI commands. The Cisco IOS agent can either apply configurations immediately or delay the ... and Device Hostnames, page 4-3 Configuration Service The Configuration Service is a web server that reference the device-specific configuration information stored in a directory. The Configuration Service delivers device and service configurations to send success and failure notifications.
...protocol (LDAP) URLs that uses configuration templates and the device-specific configuration information stored in the embedded (standalone mode) or remote (server mode) directory. It consists of CLI commands. The Cisco IOS agent can either apply configurations immediately or delay the ... and Device Hostnames, page 4-3 Configuration Service The Configuration Service is a web server that reference the device-specific configuration information stored in a directory. The Configuration Service delivers device and service configurations to send success and failure notifications.
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... connection to the switch source address so that the switch can be targeted as a specific destination on the bus. Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software Chapter 4 Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents DeviceID Each configured switch participating on the event bus has a unique ...server uses the hostname as originated on the switch, the only way to refresh the DeviceID is sent on cisco.com: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/products_installation_and_configuration_ guide_book09186a00803b59db.html Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-4 OL-8603...
... connection to the switch source address so that the switch can be targeted as a specific destination on the bus. Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software Chapter 4 Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents DeviceID Each configured switch participating on the event bus has a unique ...server uses the hostname as originated on the switch, the only way to refresh the DeviceID is sent on cisco.com: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/products_installation_and_configuration_ guide_book09186a00803b59db.html Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-4 OL-8603...
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... switches, but we recommend that you instead group switches into communities. For more information about Network Assistant, including introductory information on Cisco.com. For complete procedures, see the online help you convert a cluster to a community, see the switch command reference. Note...8226; Planning a Switch Cluster, page 5-4 • Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters, page 5-14 • Using SNMP to specific hosts or networks. The switches in the cluster use the switch clustering technology so that you can create and manage switch clusters by applying access...
... switches, but we recommend that you instead group switches into communities. For more information about Network Assistant, including introductory information on Cisco.com. For complete procedures, see the online help you convert a cluster to a community, see the switch command reference. Note...8226; Planning a Switch Cluster, page 5-4 • Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters, page 5-14 • Using SNMP to specific hosts or networks. The switches in the cluster use the switch clustering technology so that you can create and manage switch clusters by applying access...