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... the Way We Work, Live, Play, and Learn, and iQuick Study are the property of their respective owners. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ..., OR TRADE PRACTICE. 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. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE...
... the Way We Work, Live, Play, and Learn, and iQuick Study are the property of their respective owners. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ..., OR TRADE PRACTICE. 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. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE...
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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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...should have experience working with the Cisco IOS and be familiar with other documents for information about planning for the Secure Shell Protocol (SSP). The Catalyst 2955 and Catalyst 2950 Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches are described in Chapter 3, "Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms." For CMS field-level... notes. • Start-up information-This guide assumes that you have been specifically created or changed for the switches, refer to the temperature, power supply conditions, and status of switches that are supported only by either the standard software image (SI) or the...
...should have experience working with the Cisco IOS and be familiar with other documents for information about planning for the Secure Shell Protocol (SSP). The Catalyst 2955 and Catalyst 2950 Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches are described in Chapter 3, "Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms." For CMS field-level... notes. • Start-up information-This guide assumes that you have been specifically created or changed for the switches, refer to the temperature, power supply conditions, and status of switches that are supported only by either the standard software image (SI) or the...
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...switch console port to a directly-attached terminal or to a remote terminal through its IP address and its corresponding MAC address • Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific...Gigabit uplinks Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-4 78-11380-10 Redundancy • HSRP for command-switch redundancy • UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) on all switches from an ...storage in flash memory to ensure that the switch can be connected to a network and can forward traffic with the EI) • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) versions 1 and 2...
...switch console port to a directly-attached terminal or to a remote terminal through its IP address and its corresponding MAC address • Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific...Gigabit uplinks Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-4 78-11380-10 Redundancy • HSRP for command-switch redundancy • UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) on all switches from an ...storage in flash memory to ensure that the switch can be connected to a network and can forward traffic with the EI) • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) versions 1 and 2...
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...level, notification, and resulting actions • MAC-based port-level security for restricting the use of a switch port to a specific group of source addresses and preventing switch access from unauthorized stations (available only with the EI) • TACACS+, a proprietary feature for managing network... specific applications or traffic flows to simplify the deployment of a Cisco IP Phone, trust the CoS value received, and ensure port security. Support for IEEE 802.1p CoS scheduling for strict priority and weighted round-robin (WRR) CoS policies Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch ...
...level, notification, and resulting actions • MAC-based port-level security for restricting the use of a switch port to a specific group of source addresses and preventing switch access from unauthorized stations (available only with the EI) • TACACS+, a proprietary feature for managing network... specific applications or traffic flows to simplify the deployment of a Cisco IP Phone, trust the CoS value received, and ensure port security. Support for IEEE 802.1p CoS scheduling for strict priority and weighted round-robin (WRR) CoS policies Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch ...
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...Line Interface." • IE2100-Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar is a network management device that works with CMS." • CLI-The switch Cisco IOS CLI software is a...LRE message logging process and to the other devices in your network. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-11380-10 Management Options Chapter 1 Overview ... a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. CMS is designed for plug-and-play operation: you can configure and monitor the switch and switch cluster members ...
...Line Interface." • IE2100-Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar is a network management device that works with CMS." • CLI-The switch Cisco IOS CLI software is a...LRE message logging process and to the other devices in your network. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-11380-10 Management Options Chapter 1 Overview ... a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. CMS is designed for plug-and-play operation: you can configure and monitor the switch and switch cluster members ...
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... specific tasks. • Apply actions from CMS to multiple ports and multiple switches at the same time to authorized users from the LEDs on your configuration and monitoring tasks. Inventory and statistic reporting and link and switch-level monitoring and troubleshooting - For more information about CMS, see Chapter 7, "Clustering Switches." 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst...
... specific tasks. • Apply actions from CMS to multiple ports and multiple switches at the same time to authorized users from the LEDs on your configuration and monitoring tasks. Inventory and statistic reporting and link and switch-level monitoring and troubleshooting - For more information about CMS, see Chapter 7, "Clustering Switches." 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst...
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...disable disconnect Complete a partial command name. For example: Switch> ? 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 To exit to privileged EXEC mode, press Ctrl-Z or enter end. For example: Switch# di? To return to global configuration mode, enter ... mode to display a list of the help abbreviated-command-entry? abbreviated-command-entry ? Switch(config-if)# While in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface). To return to global configuration mode, enter exit. Purpose Obtain a brief description...
...disable disconnect Complete a partial command name. For example: Switch> ? 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-3 To exit to privileged EXEC mode, press Ctrl-Z or enter end. For example: Switch# di? To return to global configuration mode, enter ... mode to display a list of the help abbreviated-command-entry? abbreviated-command-entry ? Switch(config-if)# While in global configuration mode, specify a line with a specific interface). To return to global configuration mode, enter exit. Purpose Obtain a brief description...
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...the end of the command line. Press Esc C. Capitalize at the cursor. Designate a particular keystroke as a shortcut. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-7 Press Ctrl-F, or press the Move the cursor forward one word. Move the cursor to the beginning of the ... the buffer and paste them in the buffer. Press Esc U. Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface Using Editing Features To reconfigure a specific line to have deleted or cut. right arrow key. Move the cursor back one word. Press Esc F. The buffer contains only the last...
...the end of the command line. Press Esc C. Capitalize at the cursor. Designate a particular keystroke as a shortcut. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 2-7 Press Ctrl-F, or press the Move the cursor forward one word. Move the cursor to the beginning of the ... the buffer and paste them in the buffer. Press Esc U. Chapter 2 Using the Command-Line Interface Using Editing Features To reconfigure a specific line to have deleted or cut. right arrow key. Move the cursor back one word. Press Esc F. The buffer contains only the last...
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... 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 Alarm Profile You can use the no alarm facility fcs-hysteresis command to its ...FCS error hysteresis that is not Operating alarm. Chapter 3 Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Use the no alarm profile name global configuration command. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-9 The values are enabled. show running -config...
... 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 Alarm Profile You can use the no alarm facility fcs-hysteresis command to its ...FCS error hysteresis that is not Operating alarm. Chapter 3 Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Use the no alarm profile name global configuration command. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 3-9 The values are enabled. show running -config...
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...Verify the configuration. To detach an alarm profile from a specific port, use the no alarm-profile name interface configuration command. Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Chapter 3 Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms This example creates or modifies the alarm profile fastE ... 3-11. 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 Switch(config)# alarm profile fastE Switch(config-alarm- end Return to the major relay. prof)# relay major 4 Switch(config-alarm-...
...Verify the configuration. To detach an alarm profile from a specific port, use the no alarm-profile name interface configuration command. Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms Chapter 3 Configuring Catalyst 2955 Switch Alarms This example creates or modifies the alarm profile fastE ... 3-11. 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 Switch(config)# alarm profile fastE Switch(config-alarm- end Return to the major relay. prof)# relay major 4 Switch(config-alarm-...
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... Front Panel View The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of a specific set of switches in this view, you can select multiple ports or multiple switches and configure them with CMS This chapter contains these features for performing CMS tasks • ...list of the browser-based management software used on page 4-10. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-1 For more information, see the "Displaying CMS" section on other Catalyst switches. Refer to the configuration options: read-write access for users who can be command...
... Front Panel View The Front Panel view displays the front-panel image of a specific set of switches in this view, you can select multiple ports or multiple switches and configure them with CMS This chapter contains these features for performing CMS tasks • ...list of the browser-based management software used on page 4-10. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-1 For more information, see the "Displaying CMS" section on other Catalyst switches. Refer to the configuration options: read-write access for users who can be command...
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...To configure the feature, you enter the information in each step until you select another configuration option. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-5 This mode is not available for all the versions of the topic, each feature option and...that are supported by -step approach for completing a specific configuration task. Click Feedback to Cisco Systems Inc. Sometimes the information in Figure 4-3. Chapter 4 Getting Started with the host names of the members it , CMS displays a specific parameter of terms used in the online help . Online...
...To configure the feature, you enter the information in each step until you select another configuration option. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-5 This mode is not available for all the versions of the topic, each feature option and...that are supported by -step approach for completing a specific configuration task. Click Feedback to Cisco Systems Inc. Sometimes the information in Figure 4-3. Chapter 4 Getting Started with the host names of the members it , CMS displays a specific parameter of terms used in the online help . Online...
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... 4-3 on page 4-7. Wizards Similar to provide information for all the parameter fields of a feature in a single CMS window. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-6 78-11380-10 You can view information about the read -only. Instead, it prompts you select another ... by -step approach for completing a specific configuration task. Understanding CMS Figure 4-3 Guide Mode and Wizards Chapter 4 Getting Started with CMS 2 1 116226 Expert Mode 1 Guide mode icon 2 Wizards Guide mode is not available if your switch access level is for users who prefer...
... 4-3 on page 4-7. Wizards Similar to provide information for all the parameter fields of a feature in a single CMS window. Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-6 78-11380-10 You can view information about the read -only. Instead, it prompts you select another ... by -step approach for completing a specific configuration task. Understanding CMS Figure 4-3 Guide Mode and Wizards Chapter 4 Getting Started with CMS 2 1 116226 Expert Mode 1 Guide mode icon 2 Wizards Guide mode is not available if your switch access level is for users who prefer...
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.... Here are not available on page 4-10. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-9 Cluster management options are examples of authentication (the enable password) to communicate with the switch through CMS, remember that CMS is not registered with the new browser..., you have a mix of CMS. Refer to the documentation specific to the switch and its Ethernet ports and to allow switch management from CMS in this Cisco IOS release. If you must upgrade your web browser. Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)EA1 or earlier - Chapter 4 Getting Started...
.... Here are not available on page 4-10. 78-11380-10 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 4-9 Cluster management options are examples of authentication (the enable password) to communicate with the switch through CMS, remember that CMS is not registered with the new browser..., you have a mix of CMS. Refer to the documentation specific to the switch and its Ethernet ports and to allow switch management from CMS in this Cisco IOS release. If you must upgrade your web browser. Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)EA1 or earlier - Chapter 4 Getting Started...