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The Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Configuration Guide describes how to configure Catalyst 2900 series XL and Catalyst 3500 series XL switches by using the command-line interface (CLI) and web-based applications. This manual refers to these switches as the 2900 and 3500 XL switches.
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This guide is for the network manager responsible for configuring 2900 or 3500 XL switches. Before using the material in this guide, you should be familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.
The scope of this guide is to provide the information you need to change the configuration of a switch, create and manage clusters of switches, and troubleshoot problems that might arise.
This guide is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter 1, "Overview," is a functional overview of the switch software. It describes the features of IOS software Release 12.0(5)XU and lists the switches that support the release. There are two examples of how you could deploy switches running the IOS software.
Chapter 2, "Using the Management Interfaces," describes how to use the different management interfaces.
Chapter 3, "Creating and Managing Clusters," describes how to use the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) and the command-line interface (CLI) to plan and create clusters of switches. The management activities described in this chapter operate on clusters of switches.
Chapter 4, "Managing Switches," describes how to use the web-based interfaces and the CLI to monitor and configure switches. The how-to information for using the web pages in this chapter is in the online help.
Chapter 5, "Creating and Maintaining VLANs," describes how to configure VLANs in different network settings. You can configure VLANs on a single switch, between switches by using multi-VLAN ports or trunk ports, and by dynamically assigning VLAN membership.
Chapter 6, "Creating Performance Graphs and Link Reports," describes how to use the CMS to generate performance graphs and link reports.
Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting," describes how to identify and resolve some of the problems that might arise when you are configuring a switch running this software release.
This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information:
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Interactive examples use these conventions:
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The following documents provide more information about the switches:
Notes and cautions use the following conventions and symbols:
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Posted: Wed May 3 17:22:45 PDT 2000
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