System Configuration Help

With the System Configuration page, you can:

• Set the console baud rate and display console details.
• Save the running configuration and reboot the switch.
• Set system reload options (information used by the switch when it starts or resets).
• Set up Cisco IOS image and Cisco Visual Switch Manager upgrade options.

Setting the Console Baud Rate

The console allows terminal and PC access to the switch. After the console is installed, make sure the baud rate of the terminal or PC matches the console port baud rate.

To change the console port baud rate:

1. From the Baud Rate drop-down list, select a baud rate that matches the setting of the attached terminal or PC.
   The default is 9600 bps.
2. Click Apply.

Note: You can also display the console port characteristics in ASCII format by clicking Details.

Saving the System Configuration File and Rebooting the Switch

The startup configuration file contains the IP addresses, passwords, and any other parameters you entered when you first configured the switch. The switch maintains the configuration by reloading this file when it restarts. However, the startup configuration file might not be the configuration that is currently operating the switch. Changes made through CVSM or the command-line interface (CLI) take effect immediately but must be explicitly saved to be included in the startup configuration.

To save the running configuration file, click Save Configuration.

The running configuration is written to Flash memory.

By default, the System Reload Options fields are filled with the correct information so you can reboot; therefore, to reboot the switch, click Reboot System. (If you forget to save the running configuration file and click Reboot System, the switch prompts you to save the file.)

Setting System Reload Options

By default, the System Reload Options fields contain the correct information to allow you to reboot. However, if the fields do not contain information, you can enter it. To complete the fields, you need the names of files that reside in Flash memory. To obtain the filenames, enter the following EXEC mode command at the command-line prompt:

dir flash:

Directory of flash:

The IOS image file has a name similar to: c2900XL-h2-mz-112.8-SA6 or c3500XL-c3h2-mz-112.8-SA6.
The configuration file has the name: "config.text".

To enable the switch to reboot:

1. In the Cisco IOS Image File field, enter the path and image filename.
2. In the Configuration File field, enter the path and configuration filename.
3. Skip the Helper Path List field.
4. Skip the NVRAM Buffer Size field.
   Note: The NVRAM buffer size is the number of bytes allocated to hold the configuration file in NVRAM. Normally, the default setting of 32768 bytes is large enough.
   You can check the size of the configuration file by entering the dir command in EXEC mode from the command-line prompt. You can increase the buffer to a maximum of 524288 bytes on switches with 8 MB of DRAM (131072 bytes on switches with 4 MB of DRAM).
5. In the Boot Loader Flags field, enter -post if you want to see an extended power-on self test during the reboot process.
   Note: Using this flag can increase the boot time as much as 5 minutes.
6. Click Apply to save the reload information to Flash memory.
7. Reload the IOS image and the configuration saved in the configuration file by clicking Reboot System.

Note: Select the Manual Boot check box if you want the booting process to pause before the IOS image is loaded. You can also select the Enable Break while Booting check box if you want a break (such as an RS-232 break) to end the boot process. For more information, review the system reload options.

Setting Cisco IOS Image and Cisco Visual Switch Manager Software Upgrade Options

When upgrading your switch IOS image and CVSM HTML files, perform the following procedures in the listed order:

1. Download files from CCO.
2. Obtain the TFTP server IP address.
3. Upgrade the IOS image and CVSM HTML files to version 11.2(8)SA6 or later.

You can also upgrade your ATM module image.

Note: For IOS release 11.2(8)SA5 and later, the IOS image and HTML files are combined into a single tar file.

Downloading Files from CCO

To download a new version of the combined tar file (the IOS image and CVSM software HTML files), the Cisco TFTP server application, and the ATM module image from CCO to your PC or UNIX station hard disk:

1. Login to CCO by following the instructions in the Release Notes for the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and the Catalyst 3500 Series XL, Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA6.
2. Download the TFTP server application by following the instructions in CCO.
   Note: To ensure full technical support, Cisco Systems recommends using the TFTP server application (Version 1.1). Earlier versions of this application will not properly copy the files during the upgrade process.
3. Download the combined tar file by following the instructions in CCO.
   Note: The tar file contains the same software as the corresponding .bin and HTML files.
   For information about the image filenames, see the Release Notes for the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and the Catalyst 3500 Series XL, Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA6.
4. Download the ATM module software image by following the instructions in the Release Notes for Catalyst 2900 Series XL ATM Modules.

Obtaining the TFTP Server IP Address

You need the IP address of the PC or UNIX station that is acting as the TFTP server.

• To obtain the IP address of a Windows NT system, enter ipconfig at the DOS command prompt.
• To obtain the IP address of a Windows 95 system, select Start > Run and enter winipcfg.
• To obtain the IP address of a UNIX station, enter ifconfig -a at the prompt or look in the /etc/hosts file.

Note: You can also obtain the IP address of your PC if it is running the Cisco TFTP server application. This application displays the IP address of the TFTP server on the title bar.

Upgrading the IOS Image and the CVSM HTML Files to Version 11.2(8)SA6 or Later

Note: To upgrade 2900 XL switches with 4 MB of DRAM (model numbers WS-C2908-XL, WS-C2916M-XL, WS-C2924-XL, and WS2924C-XL) from 11.2(8)SA4 to any future release, you must complete the upgrade using the CLI. For more information, see the upgrade procedure in the Release Notes for the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and the Catalyst 3500 Series XL, Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA6. After you manually upgrade these switches to version 11.2(8)SA5, you can then use CVSM for future upgrades.

Note: For switches running software prior to version 11.2(8)SA3, you must perform the upgrade using the command-line interface.

The following procedure shows you how to upgrade from 11.2(8)SA6 to 11.2(8)SA6 (for example, from standard to Enterprise Edition Software) and from 11.2(8)SA6 to a later version of software. To perform this procedure using one combined tar file (the IOS image and CVSM software HTML files):

1. Open the CVSM System Configuration page.
   Note: To avoid errors during the upgrade process, do not have any other switch CVSM pages open.
2. In the Combined Cisco IOS and Visual Switch Manager Upgrade section, enter the IP address of your TFTP server into the Server IP Address or Name of TFTP Server field.
3. In the Cisco IOS and Visual Switch Manager Upgrade Filename field, enter the filename of the tar file that you downloaded from CCO (such as c2900XL-h2s-mz-112.8-SA6.tar or c3500XL-c3h2s-mz-112.8-SA6.tar).
   For information about the image filenames, see the Release Notes for the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and the Catalyst 3500 Series XL, Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA6.
   Note: Use only the c2900XL-hs-mz-112.8-SA6.tar file to upgrade 2900 XL switches with 4 MB of DRAM (model numbers WS-C2908-XL, WS-C2916M-XL, WS-C2924-XL, and WS-2924C-XL).
   Note: You can enter the path and filename in this field; it must be preceded with two slashes (//). If you enter only the filename in this field, you must set up the path in the TFTP root directory of the TFTP server application.
4. Select the Retain Current IOS Image File Name checkbox if you want to keep your existing file name from being replaced with the new IOS image file name.
   By default, this checkbox is deselected, and the image will be renamed with the new name.
5. Click Upgrade Cisco IOS and Visual Switch Manager.
   If Flash memory does not have enough space for two images, the new image is copied over the existing one.
   If Flash memory has enough space, the new image is copied to the selected switches but does not replace the current running image. Only after the new image is completely downloaded, the old one is erased. If you experience a failure during the copy process, you can still reboot your switch using the old image.
6. In the TFTP server window or the CVSM message window, wait for the successful message to appear.
7. Reboot the system.
   In the System Reload Options section, click Reboot System.
8. Reload the CVSM page to access the new HTML files.

Upgrading the ATM Module Image

To upgrade the image on the ATM module:

1. Open the CVSM System Configuration page.
   Note: To avoid errors during the upgrade process, do not have any other CVSM pages open.
2. In the Combined Cisco IOS and Visual Switch Manager Upgrade section, enter the IP address of your TFTP server into the Server IP Address or Name of TFTP Server field.
3. In the Cisco ATM Upgrade Filename field, enter the filename of the ATM module image that you downloaded from CCO.
   For example, enter C29atm-m-m-120-2.bin.
   Note: You can enter the path and filename in this field; it must be preceded with two slashes (//). If you enter only the filename in this field, you must set up the path in the TFTP root directory of the TFTP server application.
4. Click Upgrade ATM Module in Slot 1 or Upgrade ATM Module in Slot 2, depending on where the ATM module is installed.
5. In the TFTP server window, wait for the successful message to appear.
6. After the upgrade is complete, reboot the system to use the new image.
   In the System Reload Options section, click Reboot System.

System Reload Options