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Cisco WS-C2955T-12 Software Manual

Cisco WS-C2955T-12 Software Manual (368 pages)

Software Guide

Brand: Cisco | Category: Switch | Size: 4.32 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Tool Tips
4
Vtp

10
Chapter 2 Getting Started with CMS

16
- Related Publications
  18
- Documentation Feedback
  19
- Obtaining Documentation
  19
- Ordering Documentation
  19
- World Wide Web
  19
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
  20
- Technical Assistance Center
  20
- Features
  23
  - Overview
    24
    
    Management Options
    28
    
    Advantages of Using Cms and Clustering Switches
    29
    
    Design Concepts for Using the Switch
    30
    
    Network Configuration Examples
    30
    
    Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration
    35
    
    Large Campus Configuration
    37
    
    Hotel Network Configuration
    39
    
    Multidwelling Configuration
    41
  - Toolbar
    47
- Front Panel View
  48
  - Cluster Tree
    49
  - Front-Panel Images
    50
    
    Redundant Power System LED
    51
    
    Port Modes and Leds
    52
    
    VLAN Membership Modes
    56
- Topology View
  57
  - Collapse Cluster View
    58
  - Expand Cluster View
    58
  - Topology Icons
    59
  - Neighboring Devices
    59
  - Device and Link Labels
    60
  - Colors in the Topology View
    61
  - Topology Display Options
    61
Device Icons

61
- Menus and Toolbar
  62
  - Menu Bar
    62
Sys

64
- Toolbar
  67
- Front Panel View Popup Menus
  68
  - Device Popup Menu
    68
  - Port Popup Menu
    68
- Topology View Popup Menus
  69
  - Link Popup Menu
    69
  - Device Popup Menus
    70
- Interaction Modes
  72
  - Guide Mode
    72
  - Expert Mode
    72
- Wizards
  72
- Online Help
  73
- Tool Tips
  73
- CMS Window Components
  74
  - Host Name List
    74
  - Tabs, Lists, and Tables
    75
  - Icons Used in Windows
    75
  - Buttons
    75
- Accessing CMS
  76
Tac

76
- Access Modes in CMS
  77
- Saving Your Changes
  78
- Verifying Your Changes
  78
  - Change Notification
    78
  - Error Checking
    78
- Using Different Versions of CMS
  79
- Where to Go Next
  79
Chapter 3 Getting Started with the CLI

81
- Command Usage Basics
  82
- Command-Line Error Messages
  86
- Accessing the CLI
  87
  - Accessing the CLI from a Browser
    87
- Saving Configuration Changes
  88
- Where to Go Next
  88
Chapter 4 General Switch Administration

88
- Initial Switch Configuration
  90
- Switch Software Releases
  90
- Console Port Access
  91
- HTTP Access to CMS
  91
- Telnet Access to the CLI
  92
  - Telnet Access
    92
- SNMP Network Management Platforms
  93
  - Using FTP to Access the MIB Files
    93
  - Using SNMP to Access MIB Variables
    94
- Default Settings
  95
  - Setting
    95
  - Blocking Flooded
    98
Chapter 5 Clustering Switches

101
- Understanding Switch Clusters
  102
  - Command Switch Characteristics
    103
  - Standby Command Switch Characteristics
    103
  - Candidate Switch and Member Switch Characteristics
    104
  - Planning a Switch Cluster
    105
    
    Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members
    105
    
    Discovery through CDP Hops
    105
    
    HSRP and Standby Command Switches
    112
    
    Other Considerations for Cluster Standby Groups
    113
    
    Virtual IP Addresses
    113
    
    Automatic Recovery of Cluster Configuration
    115
    
    IP Addresses
    115
    
    Host Names
    116
    
    Passwords
    116
    
    SNMP Community Strings
    116
    
    Access Modes in CMS
    117
    
    TACACS+ and RADIUS
    117
    
    Management VLAN
    118
    
    Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters
    119
    
    LRE Profiles
    119
    
    NAT Commands
    119
    
    Network Port
    119
  - Creating a Switch Cluster
    119
    
    Enabling a Command Switch
    120
    
    Adding Member Switches
    121
    
    Creating a Cluster Standby Group
    123
    
    Verifying a Switch Cluster
    125
  - Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters
    126
    
    Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations
    126
  - Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters
    127
Tac

105
Chapter 6 Configuring the System

130
- Changing IP Information
  130
  - Manually Assigning and Removing Switch IP Information
    130
  - Using DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration
    131
    
    Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration
    131
    
    DHCP Client Request Process
    132
    
    Configuring the DHCP Server
    133
    
    Configuring the TFTP Server
    133
  - Configuring the Domain Name and the DNS
    134
  - Configuring the Relay Device
    135
  - Obtaining Configuration Files
    136
  - Example Configuration
    137
- Assigning Passwords and Privilege Levels
  139
- Setting the System Date and Time
  140
  - Configuring Daylight Saving Time
    140
  - Configuring the Network Time Protocol
    141
    
    Configuring the Switch as an NTP Client
    141
    
    Configuring the Switch for NTP Broadcast-Client Mode
    141
    
    Enabling NTP Authentication
    141
- Configuring CDP
  141
  - Configuring CDP for Extended Discovery
    142
- Managing the MAC Address Tables
  143
  - MAC Addresses and Vlans
    143
  - Changing the Address Aging Time
    144
  - Removing Dynamic Address Entries
    144
  - MAC Address Notification
    145
  - Adding Secure Addresses
    146
  - Removing Secure Addresses
    146
  - Adding Static Addresses
    147
  - Removing Static Addresses
    147
  - Configuring Static Addresses for Etherchannel Port Groups
    148
- Configuring CGMP
  148
- Configuring IGMP Filtering
  151
  - Configuring IGMP Profiles
    151
  - Applying IGMP Filters
    153
  - Setting the Maximum Number of IGMP Groups
    154
- Configuring MVR
  155
  - Using MVR in a Multicast Television Application
    155
  - Configuration Guidelines and Limitations
    157
  - Setting MVR Parameters
    158
  - Configuring MVR
    159
- Managing the ARP Table
  160
- Configuring STP
  161
  - Supported STP Instances
    161
  - Using STP to Support Redundant Connectivity
    162
  - Disabling STP
    162
  - Accelerating Aging to Retain Connectivity
    162
  - Configuring STP and Uplinkfast in a Cascaded Cluster
    163
  - Configuring Redundant Links by Using STP Uplinkfast
    164
  - Enabling STP Uplinkfast
    165
  - Configuring Cross-Stack Uplinkfast
    165
    
    How CSUF Works
    165
    
    Events that Cause Fast Convergence
    167
    
    Limitations
    167
    
    Connecting the Stack Ports
    168
    
    Configuring Cross-Stack Uplinkfast
    169
  - Changing the STP Parameters for a VLAN
    170
    
    Changing the STP Implementation
    170
    
    Changing the Switch Priority
    170
    
    Changing the BPDU Message Interval
    171
    
    Changing the Forwarding Delay Time
    171
    
    Changing the Hello BPDU Interval
    171
  - STP Port States
    172
    
    Enabling the Port Fast Feature
    172
    
    Changing the Path Cost
    173
    
    Changing the Port Priority
    173
  - Configuring STP Root Guard
    174
  - Configuring BPDU Guard
    175
- Configuring SNMP
  176
  - Disabling and Enabling SNMP
    176
  - Entering Community Strings
    177
  - Adding Trap Managers
    177
- Configuring TACACS
  179
- Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS
  183
Configuring the Switch Ports

199
Chapter 7 Configuring the Switch Port

200
Configuring Vlans

223
- Overview
  224
Chapter 8 Configuring VLAN

224
- Management Vlans
  225
  - Changing the Management VLAN for a New Switch
    226
  - Changing the Management VLAN through a Telnet Connection
    226
- Assigning VLAN Port Membership Modes
  227
  - VLAN Membership Combinations
    228
- Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN
  229
- Overlapping Vlans and Multi-VLAN Ports
  229
- Using VTP
  231
  - The VTP Domain
    231
  - VTP Modes and Mode Transitions
    232
  - VTP Advertisements
    233
  - VTP Version 2
    233
  - VTP Pruning
    234
  - VTP Configuration Guidelines
    235
    
    Domain Names
    235
    
    VTP Version Numbers
    235
    
    Passwords
    236
  - Upgrading from Previous Software Releases
    236
  - VTP Version
    237
  - Default VTP Configuration
    237
- Configuring VTP
  238
  - Configuring VTP Server Mode
    238
  - Configuring VTP Client Mode
    239
  - Disabling VTP (VTP Transparent Mode)
    240
  - Enabling VTP Version 2
    240
  - Disabling VTP Version 2
    241
  - Enabling VTP Pruning
    241
- Monitoring VTP
  242
- Vlans in the VTP Database
  242
  - Token Ring Vlans
    242
  - VLAN Configuration Guidelines
    243
  - Default VLAN Configuration
    243
  - Configuring Vlans in the VTP Database
    245
    
    Adding a VLAN
    246
    
    Modifying a VLAN
    246
    
    Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN
    247
    
    Deleting a VLAN from the Database
    247
- How VLAN Trunks Work
  248
- Configuring 802.1P Class of Service
  253
  - How Class of Service Works
    253
    
    Port Priority
    253
    
    Port Scheduling
    253
    
    Transmit Queue
    253
  - Configuring the Cos Port Priorities
    254
- Load Sharing Using STP
  254
- How the VMPS Works
  258
- Troubleshooting
  267
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

268
Appendix

293
System Messages

293
- Overview
  293
- How to Read System Messages
  294
  - TACACS+ Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
    294
  - Message Severity Levels
    295
Appendix A System Message

295
- Error Message Traceback Reports
  296
- Error Message and Recovery Procedures
  296
  - AAAA Messages
    297
  - CAPITOLA Messages
    299
  - CDP Messages
    299
  - CHASSIS Message
    300
  - CMP Messages
    300
  - CPU_NET Message
    301
  - ENVIRONMENT Messages
    301
  - FRANK Messages
    302
  - GBIC_1000BASET Messages
    307
  - GBIC_SECURITY Messages
    308
  - Gigastack Messages
    309
  - HW_MEMORY Messages
    310
  - INTERFACE Messages
    311
  - IP Messages
    311
  - LRE CPE Messages
    312
  - LRE_LINK Messages
    313
  - MAT Messages
    314
  - MIRROR Messages
    315
  - MODULES Messages
    316
  - PERF5_HALT_MSG Message
    317
  - PM Messages
    317
  - PMSM Messages
    320
  - PORT_SECURITY Messages
    321
  - PRUNING Messages
    321
  - RAC Message
    325
  - REGISTORS Messages
    325
  - RTD Messages
    326
  - SNMP Messages
    327
  - SPANTREE Messages
    327
  - SPANTREE_FAST Messages
    330
  - STORM_CONTROL Message Messages
    331
  - SW_VLAN Messages
    331
  - SYS Messages
    333
  - TAC Messages
    336
  - TTYDRIVER Messages
    337
  - VQPCLIENT Messages
    338
  - VTP Message
    341
I N D E X

343

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