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Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide Software Release 8.1 Corporate 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: 408 526-4100 Customer Order Number: DOC-7815486= Text Part Number: 78-15486-01
Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide Software Release 8.1 Corporate 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: 408 526-4100 Customer Order Number: DOC-7815486= Text Part Number: 78-15486-01
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..., Inc.; and certain other company. (0304R) Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide Copyright © 2000-2003, Cisco Systems, Inc. The use of Cisco Systems, Inc.; The Cisco implementation of TCP header compression is an adaptation of a program developed by the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) as part of UCB...
..., Inc.; and certain other company. (0304R) Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide Copyright © 2000-2003, Cisco Systems, Inc. The use of Cisco Systems, Inc.; The Cisco implementation of TCP header compression is an adaptation of a program developed by the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) as part of UCB...
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... Documentation xxvii Documentation Feedback xxviii Obtaining Technical Assistance xxviii Cisco.com xxviii Technical Assistance Center xxix Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xxx Product Overview 1-1 Catalyst 4000 Series Switches 1-1 Catalyst 2948G Switch 1-2 Catalyst 2980G Switch 1-3 Supervisor Engine Software 1-3 Using the Command-Line Interface 2-1 Switch CLI Overview 2-1 Accessing the Switch CLI 2-2 Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port...
... Documentation xxvii Documentation Feedback xxviii Obtaining Technical Assistance xxviii Cisco.com xxviii Technical Assistance Center xxix Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xxx Product Overview 1-1 Catalyst 4000 Series Switches 1-1 Catalyst 2948G Switch 1-2 Catalyst 2980G Switch 1-3 Supervisor Engine Software 1-3 Using the Command-Line Interface 2-1 Switch CLI Overview 2-1 Accessing the Switch CLI 2-2 Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port...
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...IP Aliases 2-8 ROM Monitor CLI 2-9 Example of a Catalyst 4003 Bootup Display 2-9 Configuring the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway 3-1 Understanding How the Switch Management Interfaces Work 3-1 Understanding How Automatic IP Configuration Works 3-2 Automatic IP Configuration Overview 3-2 Understanding...3-9 Renewing and Releasing a DHCP-Assigned IP Address 3-10 Configuring Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Switching 4-1 Understanding How Ethernet Works 4-1 Ethernet Overview 4-1 Switching Frames Between Segments 4-2 Building the Address Table 4-2 Default Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Configurations 4-2...
...IP Aliases 2-8 ROM Monitor CLI 2-9 Example of a Catalyst 4003 Bootup Display 2-9 Configuring the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway 3-1 Understanding How the Switch Management Interfaces Work 3-1 Understanding How Automatic IP Configuration Works 3-2 Automatic IP Configuration Overview 3-2 Understanding...3-9 Renewing and Releasing a DHCP-Assigned IP Address 3-10 Configuring Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Switching 4-1 Understanding How Ethernet Works 4-1 Ethernet Overview 4-1 Switching Frames Between Segments 4-2 Building the Address Table 4-2 Default Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Configurations 4-2...
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Contents 5 C H A P T E R 6 C H A P T E R 78-15486-01 Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Switching 5-1 Understanding How Gigabit Ethernet Works 5-1 Understanding How Gigabit Ethernet Flow Control Works 5-1 Understanding How Port Negotiation Works 5-3 Understanding How Oversubscribed Gigabit Ethernet Works 5-3 Default Gigabit... Configuration Information 6-10 Displaying EtherChannel Traffic Statistics 6-11 Displaying EtherChannel PAgP Statistics 6-12 EtherChannel Configuration Examples 6-12 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 v
Contents 5 C H A P T E R 6 C H A P T E R 78-15486-01 Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Switching 5-1 Understanding How Gigabit Ethernet Works 5-1 Understanding How Gigabit Ethernet Flow Control Works 5-1 Understanding How Port Negotiation Works 5-3 Understanding How Oversubscribed Gigabit Ethernet Works 5-3 Default Gigabit... Configuration Information 6-10 Displaying EtherChannel Traffic Statistics 6-11 Displaying EtherChannel PAgP Statistics 6-12 EtherChannel Configuration Examples 6-12 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 v
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... for EtherChannels 6-22 7 C H A P T E R Configuring Spanning Tree 7-1 Understanding How STPs Work 7-2 Understanding How a Topology Is Created 7-2 Understanding How a Switch or Port Becomes the Root Switch or Root Port 7-3 Understanding BPDUs 7-4 Calculating and Assigning Port Costs 7-4 Understanding Spanning Tree Port States 7-5 Understanding How PVST+ and MISTP Modes Work 7-11...to-SST Interoperability 7-17 Common Spanning Tree 7-18 MST Instances 7-18 MST Configuration 7-18 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 vi 78-15486-01
... for EtherChannels 6-22 7 C H A P T E R Configuring Spanning Tree 7-1 Understanding How STPs Work 7-2 Understanding How a Topology Is Created 7-2 Understanding How a Switch or Port Becomes the Root Switch or Root Port 7-3 Understanding BPDUs 7-4 Calculating and Assigning Port Costs 7-4 Understanding Spanning Tree Port States 7-5 Understanding How PVST+ and MISTP Modes Work 7-11...to-SST Interoperability 7-17 Common Spanning Tree 7-18 MST Instances 7-18 MST Configuration 7-18 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 vi 78-15486-01
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... to an MISTP Instance 7-36 Disabling MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP 7-39 Configuring a Root Switch 7-39 Configuring a Primary Root Switch 7-39 Configuring a Secondary Root Switch 7-40 Configuring a Root Switch to Improve Convergence 7-41 Using Root Guard-Preventing Switches from Becoming Root 7-43 Displaying Spanning Tree BPDU Statistics 7-43 Configuring Spanning Tree Timers 7-... Tree PortFast, BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter, UplinkFast, BackboneFast, and Loop Guard 8-1 Understanding How PortFast Works 8-1 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 vii
... to an MISTP Instance 7-36 Disabling MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP 7-39 Configuring a Root Switch 7-39 Configuring a Primary Root Switch 7-39 Configuring a Secondary Root Switch 7-40 Configuring a Root Switch to Improve Convergence 7-41 Using Root Guard-Preventing Switches from Becoming Root 7-43 Displaying Spanning Tree BPDU Statistics 7-43 Configuring Spanning Tree Timers 7-... Tree PortFast, BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter, UplinkFast, BackboneFast, and Loop Guard 8-1 Understanding How PortFast Works 8-1 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 vii
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... Version 1 and Version 2 Configuration 9-5 VTP Version 1 and Version 2 Configuration Guidelines 9-6 Configuring VTP Version 1 and Version 2 9-6 Configuring a VTP Server 9-7 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 viii 78-15486-01
... Version 1 and Version 2 Configuration 9-5 VTP Version 1 and Version 2 Configuration Guidelines 9-6 Configuring VTP Version 1 and Version 2 9-6 Configuring a VTP Server 9-7 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 viii 78-15486-01
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... How VLANs Work 10-1 VLAN Ranges 10-3 Configurable VLAN Parameters 10-4 VLAN Default Configuration 10-4 VLAN Configuration Guidelines 10-5 Configuring VLANs on the Switch 10-6 Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN 10-6 Creating or Modifying a Normal-Range Ethernet VLAN 10-7 Creating or Modifying an Extended-Range VLAN ...10-9 Assigning Switch Ports to a VLAN 10-10 Mapping 802.1Q VLANs to ISL VLANs 10-11 Clearing 802.1Q-to-ISL VLAN Mappings 10-12 Deleting...
... How VLANs Work 10-1 VLAN Ranges 10-3 Configurable VLAN Parameters 10-4 VLAN Default Configuration 10-4 VLAN Configuration Guidelines 10-5 Configuring VLANs on the Switch 10-6 Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN 10-6 Creating or Modifying a Normal-Range Ethernet VLAN 10-7 Creating or Modifying an Extended-Range VLAN ...10-9 Assigning Switch Ports to a VLAN 10-10 Mapping 802.1Q VLANs to ISL VLANs 10-11 Clearing 802.1Q-to-ISL VLAN Mappings 10-12 Deleting...
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... 12-9 Maintaining VMPS 12-9 Configuring Static Ports 12-10 Troubleshooting VMPS and Dynamic Port VLAN Membership 12-11 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 x 78-15486-01
... 12-9 Maintaining VMPS 12-9 Configuring Static Ports 12-10 Troubleshooting VMPS and Dynamic Port VLAN Membership 12-11 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 x 78-15486-01
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...How GVRP Works 13-1 GVRP Hardware and Software Requirements 13-1 Default GVRP Configuration 13-2 GVRP Configuration Guidelines 13-2 Configuring GVRP on the Switch 13-2 Enabling GVRP Globally 13-2 Enabling GVRP on Individual 802.1Q Trunk Ports 13-3 Enabling GVRP Dynamic VLAN Creation 13-4 Configuring ...Scheduling 14-3 Software Requirements 14-4 QoS Default Configuration 14-4 Configuring QoS on the Switch 14-4 Enabling QoS Globally 14-5 Configuring the Default CoS Value for the Switch 14-5 Reverting to the Default Switch CoS Value 14-5 Mapping CoS Values to Transmit Queues and Drop Thresholds 14-6...
...How GVRP Works 13-1 GVRP Hardware and Software Requirements 13-1 Default GVRP Configuration 13-2 GVRP Configuration Guidelines 13-2 Configuring GVRP on the Switch 13-2 Enabling GVRP Globally 13-2 Enabling GVRP on Individual 802.1Q Trunk Ports 13-3 Enabling GVRP Dynamic VLAN Creation 13-4 Configuring ...Scheduling 14-3 Software Requirements 14-4 QoS Default Configuration 14-4 Configuring QoS on the Switch 14-4 Enabling QoS Globally 14-5 Configuring the Default CoS Value for the Switch 14-5 Reverting to the Default Switch CoS Value 14-5 Mapping CoS Values to Transmit Queues and Drop Thresholds 14-6...
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... CGMP 15-8 Configuring GMRP 15-9 GMRP Software Requirements 15-9 Default GMRP Configuration 15-9 Enabling GMRP Globally 15-9 Enabling GMRP on Individual Switch Ports 15-10 Disabling GMRP on Individual Switch Ports 15-10 Enabling GMRP Forward-All Option 15-11 Disabling GMRP Forward-All Option 15-11 Configuring GMRP Registration 15-12...-15 Specifying Multicast Router Ports 15-16 Configuring Multicast Groups 15-16 Disabling Multicast Router Ports 15-17 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 xii 78-15486-01
... CGMP 15-8 Configuring GMRP 15-9 GMRP Software Requirements 15-9 Default GMRP Configuration 15-9 Enabling GMRP Globally 15-9 Enabling GMRP on Individual Switch Ports 15-10 Disabling GMRP on Individual Switch Ports 15-10 Enabling GMRP Forward-All Option 15-11 Disabling GMRP Forward-All Option 15-11 Configuring GMRP Registration 15-12...-15 Specifying Multicast Router Ports 15-16 Configuring Multicast Groups 15-16 Disabling Multicast Router Ports 15-17 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 xii 78-15486-01
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...MAC Address 16-2 Blocking Unicast Flood Packets on Secure Ports 16-3 Port Security Configuration Guidelines 16-3 Configuring Port Security on the Switch 16-3 Enabling Port Security 16-3 Setting the Maximum Number of Secure MAC Addresses 16-4 Setting the Port Security Age Time 16-5... 17-1 Understanding How Unicast Flood Blocking Works 17-1 Configuration Guidelines for Unicast Flood Blocking 17-2 Configuring Unicast Flood Blocking on the Switch 17-2 Enabling Unicast Flood Blocking 17-2 Disabling Unicast Flood Blocking 17-3 Displaying Unicast Flood Blocking 17-3 Configuring the IP Permit List...
...MAC Address 16-2 Blocking Unicast Flood Packets on Secure Ports 16-3 Port Security Configuration Guidelines 16-3 Configuring Port Security on the Switch 16-3 Enabling Port Security 16-3 Setting the Maximum Number of Secure MAC Addresses 16-4 Setting the Port Security Age Time 16-5... 17-1 Understanding How Unicast Flood Blocking Works 17-1 Configuration Guidelines for Unicast Flood Blocking 17-2 Configuring Unicast Flood Blocking on the Switch 17-2 Enabling Unicast Flood Blocking 17-2 Disabling Unicast Flood Blocking 17-3 Displaying Unicast Flood Blocking 17-3 Configuring the IP Permit List...
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... List Entry 18-4 Configuring Protocol Filtering 19-1 Understanding How Protocol Filtering Works 19-1 Default Protocol Filtering Configuration 19-2 Configuring Protocol Filtering on the Switch 19-2 Configuring Protocol Filtering 19-2 Disabling Protocol Filtering 19-3 Checking Status and Connectivity 20-1 Checking Module Status 20-1 Checking Port Status 20-2 ... IP Traceroute 20-12 Configuring CDP 21-1 Understanding How CDP Works 21-1 Default CDP Configuration 21-2 Configuring CDP on the Switch 21-2 Setting the CDP Global Enable State 21-2 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G...
... List Entry 18-4 Configuring Protocol Filtering 19-1 Understanding How Protocol Filtering Works 19-1 Default Protocol Filtering Configuration 19-2 Configuring Protocol Filtering on the Switch 19-2 Configuring Protocol Filtering 19-2 Disabling Protocol Filtering 19-3 Checking Status and Connectivity 20-1 Checking Module Status 20-1 Checking Port Status 20-2 ... IP Traceroute 20-12 Configuring CDP 21-1 Understanding How CDP Works 21-1 Default CDP Configuration 21-2 Configuring CDP on the Switch 21-2 Setting the CDP Global Enable State 21-2 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G...
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...-4 Displaying CDP Neighbor Information 21-5 Using Switch TopN Reports 22-1 Understanding How Switch TopN Reports Works 22-1 Running Switch TopN Reports Without the Background Option 22-2 Running Switch TopN Reports with the Background Option 22-2 Running and Viewing Switch TopN Reports 22-3 Configuring UDLD 23-1 ...Understanding How UDLD Works 23-1 UDLD Software and Hardware Requirements 23-2 Default UDLD Configuration 23-2 Configuring UDLD on the Switch 23-3 Enabling UDLD Globally 23-3 Enabling UDLD on Individual Ports 23-4 Disabling UDLD on Individual Ports 23-4 Disabling UDLD Globally 23...
...-4 Displaying CDP Neighbor Information 21-5 Using Switch TopN Reports 22-1 Understanding How Switch TopN Reports Works 22-1 Running Switch TopN Reports Without the Background Option 22-2 Running Switch TopN Reports with the Background Option 22-2 Running and Viewing Switch TopN Reports 22-3 Configuring UDLD 23-1 ...Understanding How UDLD Works 23-1 UDLD Software and Hardware Requirements 23-2 Default UDLD Configuration 23-2 Configuring UDLD on the Switch 23-3 Enabling UDLD Globally 23-3 Enabling UDLD on Individual Ports 23-4 Disabling UDLD on Individual Ports 23-4 Disabling UDLD Globally 23...
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... and Hardware Requirements 26-8 Understanding How RSPAN Works 26-8 RSPAN Configuration Guidelines 26-9 Configuring RSPAN 26-10 RSPAN Configuration Examples 26-13 27 C H A P T E R Administering the Switch 27-1 Setting the System Name and System Prompt 27-1 Configuring the System Name and Prompt 27-2 Setting the System Contact and Location 27-3 Setting the...
... and Hardware Requirements 26-8 Understanding How RSPAN Works 26-8 RSPAN Configuration Guidelines 26-9 Configuring RSPAN 26-10 RSPAN Configuration Examples 26-13 27 C H A P T E R Administering the Switch 27-1 Setting the System Name and System Prompt 27-1 Configuring the System Name and Prompt 27-2 Setting the System Contact and Location 27-3 Setting the...
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...A P T E R 78-15486-01 Configuring a Login Banner 27-4 Clearing the Login Banner 27-5 Enabling or Disabling the "Cisco Systems Console" Telnet Login Banner 27-5 Defining and Using Command Aliases 27-6 Defining and Using IP Aliases 27-7 Configuring Permanent and ... 28-4 Power Management Limitations 28-4 1400 W DC Power Supply Guidelines and Restrictions 28-5 Understanding How Power Management Works on the Catalyst 4006 Switch 28-6 Understanding Power Redundancy 28-6 1+1 Redundancy Mode Guidelines and Restrictions 28-7 1+1 Redundancy Mode Limitations 28-7 Power Consumption for Modules 28-9 ...
...A P T E R 78-15486-01 Configuring a Login Banner 27-4 Clearing the Login Banner 27-5 Enabling or Disabling the "Cisco Systems Console" Telnet Login Banner 27-5 Defining and Using Command Aliases 27-6 Defining and Using IP Aliases 27-7 Configuring Permanent and ... 28-4 Power Management Limitations 28-4 1400 W DC Power Supply Guidelines and Restrictions 28-5 Understanding How Power Management Works on the Catalyst 4006 Switch 28-6 Understanding Power Redundancy 28-6 1+1 Redundancy Mode Guidelines and Restrictions 28-7 1+1 Redundancy Mode Limitations 28-7 Power Consumption for Modules 28-9 ...
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... for Modules and Individual Ports 28-19 Configuring VoIP 29-1 Hardware and Software Requirements 29-1 Overview of IP Phones 29-2 Configuring VoIP on a Switch 29-3 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA 30-1 Understanding How Authentication Works 30-1 Understanding How Login Authentication Works 30-2 Understanding How Local Authentication Works 30-2 Understanding How Local... 30-43 Authorization Example 30-46 Understanding How Accounting Works 30-47 Accounting Overview 30-48 xviii Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 78-15486-01
... for Modules and Individual Ports 28-19 Configuring VoIP 29-1 Hardware and Software Requirements 29-1 Overview of IP Phones 29-2 Configuring VoIP on a Switch 29-3 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA 30-1 Understanding How Authentication Works 30-1 Understanding How Login Authentication Works 30-2 Understanding How Local Authentication Works 30-2 Understanding How Local... 30-43 Authorization Example 30-46 Understanding How Accounting Works 30-47 Accounting Overview 30-48 xviii Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 78-15486-01
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...Message Exchange 31-3 Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States 31-4 Authentication Server 31-5 802.1x Parameters Configurable on the Switch 31-6 802.1x VLAN Assignment Using a RADIUS Server 31-6 Authentication Default Configuration 31-7 Authentication Configuration Guidelines 31-8 Configuring 802.1x... Authentication on the Switch 31-8 Enabling 802.1x Globally 31-8 Disabling 802.1x Globally 31-8 Enabling and Initializing 802.1x Authentication for Individual Ports...
...Message Exchange 31-3 Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States 31-4 Authentication Server 31-5 802.1x Parameters Configurable on the Switch 31-6 802.1x VLAN Assignment Using a RADIUS Server 31-6 Authentication Default Configuration 31-7 Authentication Configuration Guidelines 31-8 Configuring 802.1x... Authentication on the Switch 31-8 Enabling 802.1x Globally 31-8 Disabling 802.1x Globally 31-8 Enabling and Initializing 802.1x Authentication for Individual Ports...
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... Understanding the Configuration Register 32-2 Understanding the BOOT Environment Variable 32-3 Understanding the CONFIG_FILE Environment Variable 32-3 Default Switch Boot Configuration 32-4 Setting the Configuration Register 32-4 Setting the Boot Field in the Configuration Register 32-4 Setting CONFIG_FILE Recurrence 32...Upload an Image to a TFTP Server 33-5 Uploading Software Images to a TFTP Server 33-5 Downloading System Software Images to the Switch Using rcp 33-5 Understanding How rcp Software Image Downloads Work 33-6 Preparing to Download an Image Using rcp 33-6 Downloading Supervisor ...
... Understanding the Configuration Register 32-2 Understanding the BOOT Environment Variable 32-3 Understanding the CONFIG_FILE Environment Variable 32-3 Default Switch Boot Configuration 32-4 Setting the Configuration Register 32-4 Setting the Boot Field in the Configuration Register 32-4 Setting CONFIG_FILE Recurrence 32...Upload an Image to a TFTP Server 33-5 Uploading Software Images to a TFTP Server 33-5 Downloading System Software Images to the Switch Using rcp 33-5 Understanding How rcp Software Image Downloads Work 33-6 Preparing to Download an Image Using rcp 33-6 Downloading Supervisor ...