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.... All other trademarks mentioned in the United States and certain other company. (0403R) Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide Copyright © 2001-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. The use of Cisco Systems, Inc.; THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET ...SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. and/or its affiliates in this document or...
.... All other trademarks mentioned in the United States and certain other company. (0403R) Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide Copyright © 2001-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. The use of Cisco Systems, Inc.; THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET ...SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. and/or its affiliates in this document or...
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Contents 4 C H A P T E R Configuring Alarm Profiles 3-9 Creating or Modifying an Alarm Profile 3-9 Attaching an Alarm Profile to a Specific Port 3-10 Enabling SNMP Traps 3-11 Displaying Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Status 3-11 Getting Started with CMS 4-1 Understanding CMS 4-1 Front Panel View 4-1 Topology View 4-2 CMS Menu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature Bar 4-2 Online Help 4-5 Configuration Modes ...10 Displaying CMS 4-10 Launching CMS 4-10 Front Panel View 4-13 Topology View 4-14 CMS Icons 4-15 Where to Go Next 4-15 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide v
Contents 4 C H A P T E R Configuring Alarm Profiles 3-9 Creating or Modifying an Alarm Profile 3-9 Attaching an Alarm Profile to a Specific Port 3-10 Enabling SNMP Traps 3-11 Displaying Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Status 3-11 Getting Started with CMS 4-1 Understanding CMS 4-1 Front Panel View 4-1 Topology View 4-2 CMS Menu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature Bar 4-2 Online Help 4-5 Configuration Modes ...10 Displaying CMS 4-10 Launching CMS 4-10 Front Panel View 4-13 Topology View 4-14 CMS Icons 4-15 Where to Go Next 4-15 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide v
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...Configuration 5-12 Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 5-12 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 ...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
...Configuration 5-12 Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 5-12 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 ...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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...Initial Configuration 6-9 Enabling a Partial Configuration 6-12 Displaying CNS Configuration 6-13 Clustering Switches 7-1 Understanding Switch Clusters 7-2 Command Switch Characteristics 7-3 Standby Command Switch Characteristics 7-3 Candidate Switch and Member Switch Characteristics 7-4 Planning a Switch Cluster 7-5 Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members 7-5 Discovery through CDP Hops... 7-16 Management VLAN 7-16 LRE Profiles 7-17 Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 7-17 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide vii
...Initial Configuration 6-9 Enabling a Partial Configuration 6-12 Displaying CNS Configuration 6-13 Clustering Switches 7-1 Understanding Switch Clusters 7-2 Command Switch Characteristics 7-3 Standby Command Switch Characteristics 7-3 Candidate Switch and Member Switch Characteristics 7-4 Planning a Switch Cluster 7-5 Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members 7-5 Discovery through CDP Hops... 7-16 Management VLAN 7-16 LRE Profiles 7-17 Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 7-17 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide vii
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... Settings for All RADIUS Servers 9-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 9-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 9-30 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 9-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and Authorization 9-32 Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell 9-33 Understanding SSH 9-33 SSH... 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
... Settings for All RADIUS Servers 9-29 Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 9-29 Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 9-30 Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 9-31 Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and Authorization 9-32 Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell 9-33 Understanding SSH 9-33 SSH... 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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... Configuration Guidelines 12-3 Creating Smartports Macros 12-4 Applying Smartports Macros 12-5 Applying Cisco-default Smartports Macros 12-6 Displaying Smartports Macros 12-8 Configuring LRE 13-1 Understanding LRE Features 13-1 Ports on the Catalyst 2950 LRE Switches 13-1 LRE Links and LRE Profiles 13-2 LRE Profiles 13-2 LRE Sequences ...Link Guidelines 13-11 Guidelines for Configuring Cisco 575 LRE CPEs and 576 LRE 997 CPEs 13-11 Guidelines for Configuring Cisco 585 LRE CPEs 13-12 Assigning a Global Profile to All LRE Ports 13-12 Assigning a Profile to a Specific LRE Port 13-13 Assigning a ...
... Configuration Guidelines 12-3 Creating Smartports Macros 12-4 Applying Smartports Macros 12-5 Applying Cisco-default Smartports Macros 12-6 Displaying Smartports Macros 12-8 Configuring LRE 13-1 Understanding LRE Features 13-1 Ports on the Catalyst 2950 LRE Switches 13-1 LRE Links and LRE Profiles 13-2 LRE Profiles 13-2 LRE Sequences ...Link Guidelines 13-11 Guidelines for Configuring Cisco 575 LRE CPEs and 576 LRE 997 CPEs 13-11 Guidelines for Configuring Cisco 585 LRE CPEs 13-12 Assigning a Global Profile to All LRE Ports 13-12 Assigning a Profile to a Specific LRE Port 13-13 Assigning a ...
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... Diagnosing LRE Connection Problems 32-18 Using Debug Commands 32-19 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 32-20 Enabling All-System Diagnostics 32-20 Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output...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 ... File By Using TFTP B-12 xxvi Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10
... Diagnosing LRE Connection Problems 32-18 Using Debug Commands 32-19 Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature 32-20 Enabling All-System Diagnostics 32-20 Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output...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 ... File By Using TFTP B-12 xxvi Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10
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... Switch Alarms." The Catalyst 2955 switch also supports an additional set of features, including access control lists (ACLs), enhanced quality of features that have experience working with the Cisco IOS and be ...Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide xxix The EI provides a richer set of service (QoS) features, extended-range VLANs, Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN), and unicast MAC address filtering. For complete syntax and usage information about these topics: • Requirements-This guide assumes that you should have been specifically...
... Switch Alarms." The Catalyst 2955 switch also supports an additional set of features, including access control lists (ACLs), enhanced quality of features that have experience working with the Cisco IOS and be ...Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide xxix The EI provides a richer set of service (QoS) features, extended-range VLANs, Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN), and unicast MAC address filtering. For complete syntax and usage information about these topics: • Requirements-This guide assumes that you should have been specifically...
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... hosts (available only on the Catalyst 2955 switch) • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch through its IP address and its corresponding MAC address • Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses (...can forward traffic 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 UplinkFast, ...
... hosts (available only on the Catalyst 2955 switch) • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch through its IP address and its corresponding MAC address • Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses (...can forward traffic 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 UplinkFast, ...
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... that exceed bandwidth utilization limits Note Policing is not detected, disable the trusted setting on the port and prevent misuse of a Cisco IP Phone, trust the CoS value received, and ensure port security. If the IP phone is available only in the EI)...round-robin (WRR) CoS policies Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-6 78-11380-10 Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for protecting the performance of mission-critical applications (only available with the EI) - Policing traffic flows to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to metered,...
... that exceed bandwidth utilization limits Note Policing is not detected, disable the trusted setting on the port and prevent misuse of a Cisco IP Phone, trust the CoS value received, and ensure port security. If the IP phone is available only in the EI)...round-robin (WRR) CoS policies Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-6 78-11380-10 Traffic-policing policies on the switch port for protecting the performance of mission-critical applications (only available with the EI) - Policing traffic flows to restrict specific applications or traffic flows to metered,...
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...that works with CMS." • CLI-The switch Cisco IOS CLI software is enhanced to support desktop-switching features. You can access the CLI either by connecting your network. The switch supports a comprehensive set of a switch cluster-through a web browser such as HP ...and monitor a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. You can configure and monitor the switch-on the switch. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-11380-10 Using CMS, you can manage the switch from anywhere in the switch software. You can ...
...that works with CMS." • CLI-The switch Cisco IOS CLI software is enhanced to support desktop-switching features. You can access the CLI either by connecting your network. The switch supports a comprehensive set of a switch cluster-through a web browser such as HP ...and monitor a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. You can configure and monitor the switch-on the switch. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-11380-10 Using CMS, you can manage the switch from anywhere in the switch software. You can ...
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... with CMS." You can use Cisco switch clustering technology to manage up to avoid re-entering the same commands for data applications, and security. For more information about CMS, see Chapter 7, "Clustering Switches." 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-9 This can : • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes...
... with CMS." You can use Cisco switch clustering technology to manage up to avoid re-entering the same commands for data applications, and security. For more information about CMS, see Chapter 7, "Clustering Switches." 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-9 This can : • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes...
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...Help You can also obtain a list of Interfaces" section on page 11-5. For example: Switch# di? For example: Switch> ? 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 To return to display a list of the help abbreviated-command-entry? ...partial command name. Purpose Obtain a brief description of commands available for a particular command mode. Switch(config-if)# While in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface). abbreviated-command-entry ? Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface Getting Help Table 2-1 ...
...Help You can also obtain a list of Interfaces" section on page 11-5. For example: Switch# di? For example: Switch> ? 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 To return to display a list of the help abbreviated-command-entry? ...partial command name. Purpose Obtain a brief description of commands available for a particular command mode. Switch(config-if)# While in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface). abbreviated-command-entry ? Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface Getting Help Table 2-1 ...
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.... Press Esc C. Change the word at the cursor. Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface Using Editing Features To reconfigure a specific line to have deleted or cut. left of the command line. Press Ctrl-A. Move the cursor to lowercase. Move the cursor back...Delete all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the word. Designate a particular keystroke as a shortcut. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-7 Press Esc F. Recall the most recent entry in the command line. Backspace key. Capitalize or lowercase words ...
.... Press Esc C. Change the word at the cursor. Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface Using Editing Features To reconfigure a specific line to have deleted or cut. left of the command line. Press Ctrl-A. Move the cursor to lowercase. Move the cursor back...Delete all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the word. Designate a particular keystroke as a shortcut. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-7 Press Esc F. Recall the most recent entry in the command line. Backspace key. Capitalize or lowercase words ...
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...profile name global configuration command. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-9 It contains this configuration information: • Creating or Modifying an Alarm Profile, page 3-9 • Attaching an Alarm Profile to a Specific Port, page 3-10 Creating or Modifying an ...identify an existing profile, and then enter alarm profile configuration mode. alarm alarm-id Add or modify alarm parameters for a specific alarm (see Table 3-4). This example shows how to set the FCS error hysteresis threshold to set the FCS error hysteresis at...
...profile name global configuration command. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-9 It contains this configuration information: • Creating or Modifying an Alarm Profile, page 3-9 • Attaching an Alarm Profile to a Specific Port, page 3-10 Creating or Modifying an ...identify an existing profile, and then enter alarm profile configuration mode. alarm alarm-id Add or modify alarm parameters for a specific alarm (see Table 3-4). This example shows how to set the FCS error hysteresis threshold to set the FCS error hysteresis at...
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... Status Monitoring Alarms" section on page 3-11. To detach an alarm profile from a specific port, use the alarm-profile command to attach an alarm profile to a specific port. show alarm profile Verify the configuration. prof)# syslog 3 4 Note Before you ... lists the alarmList IDs and their corresponding alarm definitions. Switch(config)# interface fastethernet 0/2 Switch(config-if)# alarm profile fastE 3-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10 prof)# relay minor 3 Switch(config-alarm- interface port interface Enter the number of 30...
... Status Monitoring Alarms" section on page 3-11. To detach an alarm profile from a specific port, use the alarm-profile command to attach an alarm profile to a specific port. show alarm profile Verify the configuration. prof)# syslog 3 4 Note Before you ... lists the alarmList IDs and their corresponding alarm definitions. Switch(config)# interface fastethernet 0/2 Switch(config-if)# alarm profile fastE 3-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10 prof)# relay minor 3 Switch(config-alarm- interface port interface Enter the number of 30...
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... LRE Profiles, page 7-17 • Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters, page 7-17 Refer to the release notes for the list of Catalyst switches eligible for switch clustering, including which ones can be command switches and which ones can only be controlled through the ...command switch uses Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to discover member switches, candidate switches, neighboring switch clusters, and edge devices in configurations. Note Do not disable CDP on the command switch, on cluster members, or on interfaces that you might want a command switch to specific ...
... LRE Profiles, page 7-17 • Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters, page 7-17 Refer to the release notes for the list of Catalyst switches eligible for switch clustering, including which ones can be command switches and which ones can only be controlled through the ...command switch uses Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to discover member switches, candidate switches, neighboring switch clusters, and edge devices in configurations. Note Do not disable CDP on the command switch, on cluster members, or on interfaces that you might want a command switch to specific ...
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... or Catalyst 2950 LRE switch is in that cluster must connect to the command switch through a console connection without interrupting the console connection. If you will not be able to the one LRE switch in a cluster is assigned a public profile, all options available from the command-switch menu bar. For more information, see the "Discovery of Switch-Specific...
... or Catalyst 2950 LRE switch is in that cluster must connect to the command switch through a console connection without interrupting the console connection. If you will not be able to the one LRE switch in a cluster is assigned a public profile, all options available from the command-switch menu bar. For more information, see the "Discovery of Switch-Specific...
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...Cisco 575-LRE CPE 1-7 Cisco Access Analog Trunk Gateway 1-19 Cisco CallManager software 1-14, 1-19 Cisco Discovery Protocol See CDP Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar See IE2100 Cisco IP Phones 1-14 Cisco LRE 48 POTS Splitter (PS-1M-LRE-48) 1-7, 1-16 Cisco Networking Services See IE2100 Cisco... addresses 7-14 LRE profiles 7-17 management VLAN 7-16 passwords 7-15 RADIUS 7-16 SNMP 7-15, 7-24 switch-specific features 7-17 TACACS+ 7-16 redundancy 7-21 troubleshooting 7-23 verifying 7-22 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide IN-5
...Cisco 575-LRE CPE 1-7 Cisco Access Analog Trunk Gateway 1-19 Cisco CallManager software 1-14, 1-19 Cisco Discovery Protocol See CDP Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar See IE2100 Cisco IP Phones 1-14 Cisco LRE 48 POTS Splitter (PS-1M-LRE-48) 1-7, 1-16 Cisco Networking Services See IE2100 Cisco... addresses 7-14 LRE profiles 7-17 management VLAN 7-16 passwords 7-15 RADIUS 7-16 SNMP 7-15, 7-24 switch-specific features 7-17 TACACS+ 7-16 redundancy 7-21 troubleshooting 7-23 verifying 7-22 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide IN-5
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... application. OL-6156-01 Catalyst 2950 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 Chapter 1 Overview Management Options • Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 (IE2100) The Cisco IE200 Series Configuration Registrar is a network management device that came with embedded Cisco Networking Services (CNS) agents in the switch software. You can automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending...
... application. OL-6156-01 Catalyst 2950 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 1-25 Chapter 1 Overview Management Options • Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 (IE2100) The Cisco IE200 Series Configuration Registrar is a network management device that came with embedded Cisco Networking Services (CNS) agents in the switch software. You can automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific configuration changes, sending...