Index

A

accessing

: command modes 2-24
: CVSM 3-11
: MIB files 2-32, 2-33
: MIB objects 2-32
: MIB variables 2-34

address aging time 3-51

address count, secure 3-57

address management illustrated 3-50

address security violations 3-56

address table

: adding secure addresses 3-52
: adding static addresses 3-54
: defining secured port 3-56
: MAC 3-49

addresses

adding secure 3-51

dynamic, default aging 3-66

secure, adding with CLI 3-52

static

: adding and removing 3-52
: adding with CLI 3-54
: configuring (EtherChannel) 3-54

aggregation, wiring closet 1-5

aging time

: changing address 3-51
: defining 3-51

aging, accelerating 3-66

ARP table

: illustrated 3-48
: managing 3-47

ATM ports

: settings for 3-19
: VLAN membership 3-75

authentication, enabling NTP 3-38

autonegotiation

: connecting to devices without 3-19
: mismatches 5-1, 5-2

B

bandwidth, graphing 2-21

broadcast messages, configuring for 3-39

broadcast storm control, enabling 3-29

browsers

: requirements 2-3

bytes, graphing 4-23, 4-24

C

candidates

: adding 4-3
: automatically discovering 4-4
: requirements 4-3

Caution described xii

CCO, accessing MIB files 2-33

CDP

: configuring 3-59, 3-60
: illustrated 3-61
: MIB 2-32

CGMP

: controlling management packets with 3-62
: illustrated 3-64
: MIB 2-32

Cisco Discovery Protocol. See CDP

Cisco Group Management Protocol. See CGMP

Cisco Visual Switch Manager. See CVSM

CiscoWorks 2-34

CLI

: accessing 1-4
: adding secure addresses with 3-52
: adding static address with 3-54
: assigning IP with 3-42, 3-46
: assigning multi-VLAN ports to VLAN with 3-77
: assigning static-access ports to VLAN with 3-74
: blocking flooded traffic with 3-30
: changing router hold time with 3-63
: configuring CDP with 3-60
: creating a cluster with 4-6
: creating EtherChannel port groups with 3-24
: defining aging time with 3-51
: enabling a network port with 3-28
: enabling broadcast storm control with 3-29
: enabling Fast Leave option 3-63
: enabling port security with 3-58
: enabling STP Port Fast with 3-72
: error messages 2-29
: managing cluster members with 2-26
: removing a cluster member with 4-9
: removing multicast groups with 3-65
: setting speed and duplex with 3-20
: upgrading member switches with 4-18
: upgrading with 3-34
: using 2-23

Cluster Builder

: illustrated 4-8
: using 2-15

Cluster Management

: described 2-1
: displaying reports 4-26

Cluster Manager

: displaying 2-17
: using 2-21

Cluster View

: displaying 4-10
: using 2-19

clusters

creating 2-15, 4-6

managing 2-35, 4-1, 4-11

members

: adding and removing 4-7
: managing with CLI 2-26
: removing 4-9

members, adding and removing 4-9

command modes 2-24

command switch 4-1

: and management 1-4
: and managing with SNMP 2-35
: defined 1-2
: enabling 3-12

command-line error messages 2-29

commands

: ? 2-27
: abbreviating 2-28
: copy running-config startup-config 2-31
: list of available 2-25
: no 2-28
: rcommand 2-26
: resetting to defaults 2-28
: show cluster 2-26

community strings

: configuring 4-19
: entering 3-45
: SNMP 2-35, 4-6

configuration

: conflicts, managing 3-5
: multiple port 4-15
: parameters, port 3-18
: saving cluster 4-4
: saving Flash memory 2-31
: single port 4-14
: SNMP illustrated 3-44
: startup, saving changes to 3-6

configuration file, saving 3-31

configuring

: broadcast messages 3-39
: CDP 3-59, 3-60
: community strings 4-19
: devices with Cluster Manager 2-21
: flooding controls 3-26
: Internet Explorer 2-4, 2-5
: IP information 3-40
: logging 3-78
: member switches 2-26
: Netscape Communicator 2-3
: NTP 3-38
: port parameters 3-19
: ports 3-11, 3-14, 3-16, 4-13
: SNMP 3-43, 4-19
: static addresses (EtherChannel) 3-54
: STP 3-65
: switch 3-13
: Telnet 2-30

conflicts

: configuration 3-5
: during upgrade 3-34

connecting to devices without autonegotiation 3-19

connection information 3-9

: displaying 3-7

connectivity, workgroup 1-6

conventions

: command x
: Note and Caution xii
: text x

copy running-config startup-config command 2-31

creating

: clusters 4-2, 4-6
: VLANs 3-73

Current Multicast Groups table 3-64

CVSM

accessing 3-11

conflicts while upgrading 3-34

home page 3-12, 3-13

: displayed 3-14
: displaying 2-20, 2-21

D

date, setting 3-36

daylight saving time 3-38

defaults

: resetting to 2-28

deployment examples 1-5

destination-based forwarding 3-23

destination-based port groups 3-21, 3-54

device arrangement 4-22

device reports

: displaying 2-21, 4-28
: illustrated 4-28, 4-29, 4-30

documentation, related xi

duplex settings 3-10, 3-16, 3-19, 3-20

dynamic addresses 3-51, 3-66

E

enable password 2-26

enable secret password 2-26

enabling

: broadcast storm control 3-29
: Fast Leave 3-62
: flow control 3-18
: network port 3-28
: NTP authentication 3-38
: Port Fast option 3-71
: port security 3-56, 3-58
: ports 3-16
: SNMP 3-43
: STP Port Fast 3-72
: Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) 3-24
: traps 4-21

Enterprise Edition Software

: features 1-2
: switches supported 1-2
: upgrading to 1-1

error messages, understanding 2-29

errors, graphing 4-23, 4-26

EtherChannel port groups

: configuring static address for 3-54
: creating 3-21

examples, deployment 1-5

F

Fast EtherChannel port groups, creating 3-21

Fast Leave, enabling 3-62, 3-63

features

: conflicts between 2-23
: Enterprise Edition Software 1-2
: graphing 2-35
: IOS 1-1, 3-1
: management interface 2-1
: port, conflicting 3-5

filenames, Flash memory 3-31

files, Flash memory 2-31

firmware, upgrading 3-31

Flash memory

: saving configuration 2-31
: specifying filenames 3-31
: working with files in 2-31

flooded traffic, reducing 3-30

flooding controls

: configuring 3-26
: illustrated 3-27

flooding, reducing 3-63

flow control, enabling and disabling 3-18

forwarding

: controlling (SNMP) 2-35
: restrictions 3-23
: source-based, illustrated 3-22

forwarding map, static address 3-52, 3-53

forwarding port groups 3-21

FTP, accessing MIB files 2-32, 2-33

G

: get-next-request operation 2-34, 2-35
: get-request operation 2-34, 2-35
: get-response operation 2-35
: Gigabit Ethernet devices, connecting to 3-19
: Gigabit Ethernet port settings 3-19
: global configuration mode 2-25
: graph, bandwidth 2-21
: graphing features, enabling 2-35
: graphs, link utilization 4-22

H

hardware

: supported 1-2

help command 2-27

hold time, modifying 3-63

home page

: CVSM, displayed 3-14
: switch 3-12

host name, entering 2-21

HTTP 2-2

I

incompatible features 3-5

Index 1

interface configuration mode 2-25

interfaces

: IOS supported 1-4
: web-based 1-4

Internet Explorer

: configuring 2-4, 2-5

IOS

: command-line interface, accessing 1-4
: deployment examples 1-5
: features 1-1
: hardware supported 1-3
: interfaces supported 1-4
: switching features, changing 3-1

IP address, discovering 3-47

IP information

: assigning 3-42, 3-46
: configuring 3-40

IP management packets, controlling 3-62

IP Management, illustrated 3-41

IP setup program 5-8, 5-10

L

LEDs

: changing mode 2-21
: Cluster Manager 4-13
: monitoring 3-13
: visual stack colors 3-10

line configuration mode 2-25

link

: errors, graphing 4-26
: graph, illustrated 4-23
: utilization graphs 4-22

link report

: displaying 4-26
: illustrated 4-27

location, entering 2-21

logging 3-78

M

MAC address

: adding secure 3-51
: aging time 3-51
: discovering 3-47, 3-49
: tables, managing 3-49

management interface features 2-1

map

: static address forwarding 3-52, 3-53

member switches

: defined 1-2, 4-1
: IP addresses 2-1

messages 2-29

MIB files

: accessing with CCO 2-33
: accessing with FTP 2-32, 2-33
: specific trap information 2-32

MIB objects, accessing 2-32, 2-33

MIB variables, accessing 2-34

Microsoft Internet Explorer. See Internet Explorer

mismatches, autonegotiation 5-1, 5-2

modes, accessing command 2-24

monitoring

: devices with Cluster Manager 2-21
: LEDs 3-13
: port status 3-10, 4-13
: ports 3-13, 3-24
: switch 3-13
: traffic 3-24

multicast groups

: listing and removing 3-62
: removing 3-64

multicast packets. See flooding controls

multi-VLAN ports 3-74

: assigning to VLANs 3-77

N

Network Management System (NMS) 2-34

network port, enabling 3-28

Network Time Protocol (NTP) 3-38

Network View

: described 2-1
: displaying 3-7
: managing switches with 3-6
: page 3-8
: stack 3-6

NMS 2-34

Note described xii

NTP 3-38, 3-39

O

: order, switch 4-21

P

packets

: controlling management (CGMP) 3-62
: graphing 4-23, 4-25

packets. See also traffic

passwords

: candidate switch 4-4
: changing 3-12
: community strings 3-45
: configuring for Telnet 2-30
: recovery 5-4
: setting 2-26

path cost 3-70

PC requirements 2-2

performance graph, displaying link 2-20

polling interval 4-10

Port Configuration page 3-17

Port Fast

: enabling 3-71
: setting 3-16

port groups

: configuring static addresses (EtherChannel) 3-54
: configuring static addresses for 3-54
: creating EtherChannel 3-21, 3-24
: destination based 3-54
: illustrated 3-23
: restrictions on forwarding 3-23
: source-based 3-54

port status, monitoring 4-13

ports

assigning multi-VLAN 3-77

assigning to VLANs 3-74

configuration

: multiple 4-15
: single 4-14

configuration parameters 3-18

configuring 3-14, 3-16, 4-13

configuring switch 3-11

features, conflicting 3-5

flooded traffic 3-30

mismatches 5-2

monitoring 3-13

parameters, configuring 3-19

secure 3-57

secured 3-56

security

: enabling 3-56
: enabling with CLI 3-58
: illustrated 3-57

settings, correcting 5-3

speed

: checking 3-10
: setting 3-16

status, monitoring 3-10

STP parameters, changing 3-70

priority 3-70

privileged EXEC mode 2-24

Protocol 3-38

publications, related xi

R

rcommand 2-26

recovery procedures 5-3

redundancy 3-66

reload options, system 3-32

remote devices, connecting to 3-19

reports

: displaying 4-26
: displaying device 2-21

router hold time

: modifying 3-63

router hold time, modifying 3-63

S

saving

: cluster configuration 4-4
: configuration file 3-31
: layout of switch icons 2-17
: startup configuration changes 3-6

secure address

: count, defining 3-57

secure addresses

: adding 3-51, 3-52

secure ports 3-56, 3-57

security

: levels, defining 3-80
: port 3-56, 3-57
: violations, address 3-56

set-request operation 2-34

setting

: date and time 3-36
: passwords 2-26
: time 3-38

settings

: configuring duplex 3-19
: correcting port 5-3
: displaying link 2-20

setup program 5-8, 5-10

SNMP

: accessing MIB variables with 2-34
: configuration, illustrated 3-44
: configuring 3-43, 4-19
: defined 2-34
: enabling and disabling 3-43
: management 2-32
: managing clusters with 2-35
: network management platforms 1-4

SNMP Manager, illustrated 4-20

software

: recovery procedures 5-3
: upgrading 3-31
: upgrading for groups of switches 4-16
: upgrading switch 3-33

source-based forwarding 3-23

source-based port groups 3-21, 3-54

SPAN, enabling 3-24

Spanning-Tree Protocol. See STP

speed

: checking port 3-10
: setting 3-16, 3-20

startup configuration, saving 3-6

static access ports assigned to VLANs 3-74

static address forwarding map 3-52, 3-53

static address forwarding restrictions 3-23

static addresses

: adding and removing 3-52, 3-54
: configuring for EtherChannel port groups 3-54

status, monitoring port 3-10

STP

: changing VLAN parameters 3-67
: configuring 3-65
: disabling 3-67
: illustrated 3-69, 3-71
: Port Fast option 3-71, 3-72
: port parameters, changing 3-70
: unpredictable behavior 3-76

switch home page 3-12

Switch Network View. See Network View

switch order 4-21

Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN)

: enabling 3-24
: illustrated 3-25

syslog messages 3-80

system configuration 3-32

system date and time, setting 3-36

system reload options, entering 3-32

system-up time, entering 2-21

T

Telnet

: configuring 2-30
: starting 2-30

time

: daylight saving 3-38
: setting 3-36

time zones 3-37

traffic

: blocking flooded 3-30
: monitoring 3-24
: reducing flooded 3-26, 3-28

trap information location 2-32

trap managers, adding 3-45

trap operation 2-35

traps, enabling 4-21

troubleshooting

: IOS 5-1
: with CiscoWorks 2-34

U

unicast packets. See flooding controls

UNIX workstation requirements 2-2

upgrading

: conflicts while 3-34
: groups of switches 4-16
: member switches 4-18
: software with CLI 3-34
: switch software 3-31, 3-33
: to Enterprise Edition Software 1-1

user EXEC mode 2-24

user settings, changing 4-10

utilization

: graphing 4-24

utilization graphs 4-22

V

visual stack

: described 3-6
: displaying 3-9

VLAN database mode 2-25

VLAN ID, discovering 3-47, 3-49

VLANs

aging dynamic addresses 3-66

assigning ports to 3-74, 3-77

assigning static-access ports to 3-74

changing STP parameters 3-67

creating and maintaining 3-73

members, displaying 2-21

membership

: ATM port 3-75
: displaying 4-15
: illustrated 3-75
: MIB 2-32

overlapping 3-76

W

: web-based management features, using 2-2
: web-based management interfaces, preparing to use 2-2
: web-based management tools 2-1
: wiring closet aggregation 1-5
: workgroup connectivity 1-6

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