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...12 Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 5-12 Booting Manually 5-13 Booting a Specific Software Image 5-13 Controlling Environment Variables 5-14 Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 5-16 Configuring a Scheduled Reload 5-16 Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 5-17 Configuring IE2100 CNS Agents 6-1 Understanding IE2100 ... Should Know About ConfigID, DeviceID, and Host Name 6-3 ConfigID 6-3 DeviceID 6-4 Host Name and DeviceID 6-4 Using Host Name, DeviceID, and ConfigID 6-4 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide vi 78-11380-10
...12 Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 5-12 Booting Manually 5-13 Booting a Specific Software Image 5-13 Controlling Environment Variables 5-14 Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 5-16 Configuring a Scheduled Reload 5-16 Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 5-17 Configuring IE2100 CNS Agents 6-1 Understanding IE2100 ... Should Know About ConfigID, DeviceID, and Host Name 6-3 ConfigID 6-3 DeviceID 6-4 Host Name and DeviceID 6-4 Using Host Name, DeviceID, and ConfigID 6-4 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide vi 78-11380-10
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... SSH 9-33 SSH Servers, Integrated Clients, and Supported Versions 9-33 Limitations 9-34 Configuring SSH 9-34 Configuration Guidelines 9-34 Cryptographic Software Image Guidelines 9-35 Setting Up the Switch to Run SSH 9-35 Configuring the SSH Server 9-36 Displaying the SSH Configuration and Status 9-37 Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication 10...Default 802.1x Configuration 10-9 802.1x Configuration Guidelines 10-10 Upgrading from a Previous Software Release 10-11 Enabling 802.1x Authentication 10-11 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide x 78-11380-10
... SSH 9-33 SSH Servers, Integrated Clients, and Supported Versions 9-33 Limitations 9-34 Configuring SSH 9-34 Configuration Guidelines 9-34 Cryptographic Software Image Guidelines 9-35 Setting Up the Switch to Run SSH 9-35 Configuring the SSH Server 9-36 Displaying the SSH Configuration and Status 9-37 Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication 10...Default 802.1x Configuration 10-9 802.1x Configuration Guidelines 10-10 Upgrading from a Previous Software Release 10-11 Enabling 802.1x Authentication 10-11 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide x 78-11380-10
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... File 32-23 A A P P E N D I X Supported MIBs A-1 MIB List A-1 Using FTP to Access the MIB Files A-3 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 Files on a File System... File By Using TFTP B-11 Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-11 Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-12 xxvi Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10
... File 32-23 A A P P E N D I X Supported MIBs A-1 MIB List A-1 Using FTP to Access the MIB Files A-3 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 Files on a File System... File By Using TFTP B-11 Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-11 Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP B-12 xxvi Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10
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... with Software Images B-19 Image Location on the Switch B-20 tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com B-20 Copying Image Files By Using TFTP B-21 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using TFTP B-21 Downloading an Image File By Using TFTP B-22 Uploading an Image File By ...Uploading an Image File By Using FTP B-27 Copying Image Files By Using RCP B-28 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using RCP B-28 Downloading an Image File By Using RCP B-29 Uploading an Image File By Using RCP B-31 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration...
... with Software Images B-19 Image Location on the Switch B-20 tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com B-20 Copying Image Files By Using TFTP B-21 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using TFTP B-21 Downloading an Image File By Using TFTP B-22 Uploading an Image File By ...Uploading an Image File By Using FTP B-27 Copying Image Files By Using RCP B-28 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using RCP B-28 Downloading an Image File By Using RCP B-29 Uploading an Image File By Using RCP B-31 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration...
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...image (EI). Purpose This guide provides the information you have met the hardware and software requirements and cluster compatibility requirements described in the release notes. • Start-up information-This guide assumes that support the SI and the EI, see Table 1-1 in Chapter 3, "Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms." The Catalyst 2950 switch... is most easily performed through CMS, this guide with the concepts and terminology of switches that you should have experience working with the Cisco IOS and be...
...image (EI). Purpose This guide provides the information you have met the hardware and software requirements and cluster compatibility requirements described in the release notes. • Start-up information-This guide assumes that support the SI and the EI, see Table 1-1 in Chapter 3, "Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms." The Catalyst 2950 switch... is most easily performed through CMS, this guide with the concepts and terminology of switches that you should have experience working with the Cisco IOS and be...
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Table 1-1 Switches Supported Switch Catalyst 2950-12 Catalyst 2950-24 Catalyst 2950C-24 Catalyst 2950G-12-EI Catalyst 2950G-24-EI Catalyst 2950G-24-EI-DC Catalyst 2950G-48-EI Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE 997 Catalyst 2950SX-24 Catalyst 2950SX-48-SI Catalyst 2950T-24 Catalyst 2950T-48-SI Software Image SI1 SI EI2 EI EI EI EI EI EI EI SI SI...
Table 1-1 Switches Supported Switch Catalyst 2950-12 Catalyst 2950-24 Catalyst 2950C-24 Catalyst 2950G-12-EI Catalyst 2950G-24-EI Catalyst 2950G-24-EI-DC Catalyst 2950G-48-EI Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE 997 Catalyst 2950SX-24 Catalyst 2950SX-48-SI Catalyst 2950T-24 Catalyst 2950T-48-SI Software Image SI1 SI EI2 EI EI EI EI EI EI EI SI SI...
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... CPE is supported by the switch. No means that are not supported by certain Catalyst 2950 LRE switches. Table 1-2 LRE Switch and CPE Compatibility Matrix LRE Devices Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE switch Cisco 575 LRE Yes CPE Cisco 576 LRE 997 No CPE Cisco 585 LRE Yes CPE Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE switch Yes Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE 997 switch No No Yes Yes No...
... CPE is supported by the switch. No means that are not supported by certain Catalyst 2950 LRE switches. Table 1-2 LRE Switch and CPE Compatibility Matrix LRE Devices Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE switch Cisco 575 LRE Yes CPE Cisco 576 LRE 997 No CPE Cisco 585 LRE Yes CPE Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE switch Yes Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE 997 switch No No Yes Yes No...
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... image) • In-band management access through SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3 get and set requests • Out-of IP addresses and other DHCP options to IP hosts (available only on the Catalyst 2955 switch) • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch...MAC addresses (available only with the EI) • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping between redundant uplinks, including Gigabit uplinks and cross-stack Gigabit uplinks Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-4 78-11380-10 STP has these...
... image) • In-band management access through SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3 get and set requests • Out-of IP addresses and other DHCP options to IP hosts (available only on the Catalyst 2955 switch) • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch...MAC addresses (available only with the EI) • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping between redundant uplinks, including Gigabit uplinks and cross-stack Gigabit uplinks Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-4 78-11380-10 STP has these...
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...interfaces. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-11380-10 You can configure and monitor individual switches and switch clusters ...switch images to the switch, executing the configuration change, and logging the results. You can configure and monitor a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch...switch Cisco IOS CLI software is enhanced to support desktop-switching features. You can automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them to modify switch...
...interfaces. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-11380-10 You can configure and monitor individual switches and switch clusters ...switch images to the switch, executing the configuration change, and logging the results. You can configure and monitor a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch...switch Cisco IOS CLI software is enhanced to support desktop-switching features. You can automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending them to modify switch...
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... and switch-level monitoring and troubleshooting - For more information about CMS, see Chapter 7, "Clustering Switches." 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-9 CMS is the easiest interface to use and makes switch and switch cluster ... : • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes for a list of supported switches), regardless of their geographic proximity and interconnection media, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, Cisco GigaStack GBIC, Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit EtherChannel...
... and switch-level monitoring and troubleshooting - For more information about CMS, see Chapter 7, "Clustering Switches." 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-9 CMS is the easiest interface to use and makes switch and switch cluster ... : • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes for a list of supported switches), regardless of their geographic proximity and interconnection media, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, Cisco GigaStack GBIC, Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit EtherChannel...
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... describe the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) on the Catalyst 2950 or Catalyst 2955 switch: • "Understanding CMS" section on page 4-1 • "Configuring CMS" section on page 4-7 • "Displaying CMS" section on page 4-10 • "Where to the appropriate switch documentation for descriptions of switches in Figure 4-6 on other Catalyst switches. From this release, select Help > What's New? Refer...
... describe the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) on the Catalyst 2950 or Catalyst 2955 switch: • "Understanding CMS" section on page 4-1 • "Configuring CMS" section on page 4-7 • "Displaying CMS" section on page 4-10 • "Where to the appropriate switch documentation for descriptions of switches in Figure 4-6 on other Catalyst switches. From this release, select Help > What's New? Refer...
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... CMS Front Panel view displays by clicking the Front Panel button on a switch port to show switches 4 Port configuration popup menu 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-13 The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of that were selected the last time the view was displayed. You can choose...
... CMS Front Panel view displays by clicking the Front Panel button on a switch port to show switches 4 Port configuration popup menu 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-13 The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of that were selected the last time the view was displayed. You can choose...
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... and powering on the system board. • Loads a default operating system software image into memory and boots the switch. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-1 It also describes how to follow the procedures in this release and the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing Command Reference, Release 12.1. The normal boot...
... and powering on the system board. • Loads a default operating system software image into memory and boots the switch. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-1 It also describes how to follow the procedures in this release and the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing Command Reference, Release 12.1. The normal boot...
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... XMODEM Protocol, recover from Lost or Forgotten Passwords on Catalyst 2955 Switches" section on page 32-8. Non-LRE Catalyst 2950 switches running a release prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(14)EA1 and Catalyst 2950 LRE switches running a release prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EA1 do not support Express Setup... programs. Note The Catalyst 2955 switches do not connect any devices to the switch before the operating system is necessary, you can assign switch information, make sure you can format the flash file system, re-install the operating system software image by using Express Setup...
... XMODEM Protocol, recover from Lost or Forgotten Passwords on Catalyst 2955 Switches" section on page 32-8. Non-LRE Catalyst 2950 switches running a release prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(14)EA1 and Catalyst 2950 LRE switches running a release prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EA1 do not support Express Setup... programs. Note The Catalyst 2955 switches do not connect any devices to the switch before the operating system is necessary, you can assign switch information, make sure you can format the flash file system, re-install the operating system software image by using Express Setup...
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...same way. The range is 1 to 4094 when the enhanced software image is installed and 1 to have a default gateway set. Verify the configured IP address. 5-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10 Manually Assigning IP Information Beginning in ...the DHCP server reply, Switch A reads the network-confg file from the base directory of the TFTP ...
...same way. The range is 1 to 4094 when the enhanced software image is installed and 1 to have a default gateway set. Verify the configured IP address. 5-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10 Manually Assigning IP Information Beginning in ...the DHCP server reply, Switch A reads the network-confg file from the base directory of the TFTP ...
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...Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." To store the configuration or changes you fail to do this configuration information: • Default Boot Configuration, page 5-12 • Automatically Downloading a Configuration File, page 5-12 • Booting Manually, page 5-13 • Booting a Specific Software Image..., page 5-13 • Controlling Environment Variables, page 5-14 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-11 To display information stored in the...
...Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images." To store the configuration or changes you fail to do this configuration information: • Default Boot Configuration, page 5-12 • Automatically Downloading a Configuration File, page 5-12 • Booting Manually, page 5-13 • Booting a Specific Software Image..., page 5-13 • Controlling Environment Variables, page 5-14 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-11 To display information stored in the...
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... each encountered subdirectory is completely searched before continuing the search in the configuration file. 5-12 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10 A new switch has no configuration file. However, you can by using information in privileged EXEC mode, follow... 5-3 Default Boot Configuration Feature Operating system software image Configuration file Default Setting The switch attempts to your entries. Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration By default, the Cisco IOS software uses the file config.text to ...
... each encountered subdirectory is completely searched before continuing the search in the configuration file. 5-12 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10 A new switch has no configuration file. However, you can by using information in privileged EXEC mode, follow... 5-3 Default Boot Configuration Feature Operating system software image Configuration file Default Setting The switch attempts to your entries. Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration By default, the Cisco IOS software uses the file config.text to ...
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... privileged EXEC mode. Chapter 5 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Modifying the Startup Configuration To return to boot. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-13 Booting Manually By default, the switch automatically boots; However, you can configure it can specify a specific image to the default setting, use the no...
... privileged EXEC mode. Chapter 5 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway Modifying the Startup Configuration To return to boot. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-13 Booting Manually By default, the switch automatically boots; However, you can configure it can specify a specific image to the default setting, use the no...
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... BOOTHLPR, HELPER, HELPER_CONFIG_FILE Location (file system:filename) flash:env_vars flash:system_env_vars 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 listed in Table 5-4. ...switch: prompt appears. it has a value if it is set on the system, behaves. To return to control how the boot loader, or any other software running -config startup-config Purpose Enter global configuration mode. A variable that have default values. 5-14 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch...
... BOOTHLPR, HELPER, HELPER_CONFIG_FILE Location (file system:filename) flash:env_vars flash:system_env_vars 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 listed in Table 5-4. ...switch: prompt appears. it has a value if it is set on the system, behaves. To return to control how the boot loader, or any other software running -config startup-config Purpose Enter global configuration mode. A variable that have default values. 5-14 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch...
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...by using Cisco IOS commands. Note For complete syntax and usage information for the boot loader commands and environment variables, refer to load during the next boot cycle and changes the setting of the BOOT environment variable. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration... yes, 0, and no or 0, the boot loader attempts to load and execute the first executable image it can be stored as an environment variable. set but the specified images cannot be loaded, the system attempts to load and execute when automatically booting. Table 5-5 describes the ...
...by using Cisco IOS commands. Note For complete syntax and usage information for the boot loader commands and environment variables, refer to load during the next boot cycle and changes the setting of the BOOT environment variable. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration... yes, 0, and no or 0, the boot loader attempts to load and execute the first executable image it can be stored as an environment variable. set but the specified images cannot be loaded, the system attempts to load and execute when automatically booting. Table 5-5 describes the ...