Table of Contents

Numerics
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V

Index

Numerics

10/100 port speed, setting     4-4

A

address table

switching     4-2

addresses

IP, see IP addresses

MAC, see MAC addresses

administration

overview     1-5

switch     14-1

advertisements, VTP     8-3

aliases, IP

syntax     2-5

All-Routes Explorers

maximum hops     8-27

authentication

local, disabling     11-9

TACACS+

configuration guidelines     11-8

default configuration     11-8

disabling     11-11

enabling     11-9

key, specifying     11-10

login attempts allowed     11-11

overview     11-7

timeout interval     11-11

autonegotiation

duplex     4-4

speed     4-4

trunks     6-1

B

Backbone Fast Convergence

See BackboneFast

BackboneFast

disabling     7-21

displaying statistics     7-21

enabling     7-20

overview     7-18

banner

See login banner

baud rate, setting     3-11

blocking state, STP     7-6

BOOT environment variable

clearing     3-13

default     3-10

displaying     3-13

overview     3-9

setting     3-13

boot field, setting     3-11

boot image, supervisor engine     3-15

booting

configuration register

setting     3-12

ignoring NVRAM     3-12

BOOTP server     3-6

BPDUs, overview     7-3

bridge forward delay, STP     7-15

bridge hello time, STP     7-15

bridge maximum aging time, STP     7-15

bridge priority, STP     7-15

bridge protocol data units

See BPDUs

broadcast suppression     13-1

disabling     13-3

enabling     13-3

C

CDP

configuring     10-9

overview     10-8

channel modes, EtherChannel (table)     5-2

checksum, verifying Flash file     15-21

Cisco Discovery Protocol

See CDP

CiscoWorks2000     10-4

classified frames     9-3

clear boot system flash command     3-13

CLI

help     2-4

ROM monitor     2-1

switch

accessing     2-2

help     2-4

history substitution     2-4

IP addresses, syntax     2-5

IP aliases, syntax     2-5

MAC addresses, syntax     2-5

operating     2-3

overview     2-2

ports, syntax     2-5

clock, setting     14-10

command line processing     2-3

community strings

defining     10-3

overview     10-2

configuration files

configuring from Flash     15-15

creating     15-13

downloading

preparation     15-13

TFTP     15-14

guidelines for creating     15-12

running configuration

downloading from TFTP     15-14

uploading to TFTP     15-16

uploading     15-16

preparation     15-15

configuration register

boot field, setting     3-11

default setting     3-10

ignoring NVRAM at boot     3-12

overview     3-9

ROM monitor console port baud rate     3-11

setting     3-12

console port

downloading software images

example PC download     15-9

example UNIX download     15-10

PC procedure     15-6

preparation     15-5

UNIX procedure     15-7

establishing a connection     3-3

redundant supervisor and     3-15

ROM monitor baud rate     3-11

SLIP and     3-6

contact, setting     14-9

conventions, documentation     xv

CoS

drop thresholds

mapping     9-10

receive     9-4

transmit     9-5

for MAC/VLAN     9-3, 9-9

for port     9-3, 9-8

values     9-3

values from untrusted ports     9-3

D

date, setting     14-10

daylight saving time

disabling adjustment     14-14

enabling adjustment     14-14

default configuration

DNS     14-5

Ethernet     4-2

Fast Ethernet     4-2

Fast Ethernet trunks     6-3

Gigabit Ethernet     4-2

Gigabit Ethernet trunks     6-3

IP permit list     11-4

NTP     14-11

QoS     9-6

SNMP     10-3

spanning-tree     7-10

supervisor engine     3-1

supervisor engine boot configuration     3-10

system message logging     10-12

TACACS+ authentication     11-8

VLANs     8-23

VTP     8-5

default gateway, configuring     3-4

disabled state, STP     7-9

DNS

default configuration     14-5

disabling     14-7

domain

clearing     14-7

setting name     14-6

enabling     14-6

overview     14-5

server

clearing     14-6

specifying     14-6

setting up     14-6

system name and     14-7

system prompt and     14-7

document

conventions     xv

organization     xiv

documentation, related     xvi

domain name

clearing     14-7

setting     14-6

Domain Name System

See DNS

downloading

configuration files

preparation     15-13

TFTP     15-14

software images

overview     15-1

preparation     15-2

drop thresholds

CoS mapping     9-10

receive queue     9-4, 9-8

transmit queue     9-5, 9-9

DTP

non-Cisco devices and     6-3

overview     6-1

duplex

Fast Ethernet     4-4

Gigabit Ethernet     4-4

Dynamic Trunking Protocol

See DTP

E

enable password     3-7

encapsulation, trunks (table)     6-2

error messages

see system message logging

EtherChannel

channel modes (table)     5-2

configuration guidelines     5-3

configuring     5-1, 5-4

overview     5-1

PAgP and     5-2

Ethernet

autonegotiation, speed     4-4

checking connectivity     4-6

default configuration     4-2

flow control keywords (table)     4-5

modules, overview     1-2

overview     4-1

port duplex, setting     4-4

port name, setting     4-3

port speed, setting     4-4

protocol filtering

See protocol filtering

trunks

see trunks

examples, conventions     xv

F

Fast Ethernet

checking connectivity     4-6

default configuration     4-2

Fast EtherChannel

See EtherChannel

modules, overview     1-2

overview     4-1

port duplex, setting     4-4

port name, setting     4-3

port speed, setting     4-4

trunks

See trunks

features, new

hardware (table)     xi

software (table)     xii

filters, port

See secure port filtering

Flash file system

checksum, verifying     15-21

copying files     15-18

default device, setting     15-17

deleting files     15-20

formatting device     15-21

listing files     15-17

overview     15-16

restoring deleted files     15-20

verifying file checksum     15-21

Flash PC card, formatting     15-21

Flash synchronization

examples     3-19

flow control     4-5

configuring     4-5

keywords (table)     4-5

formatting Flash devices     15-21

forward delay timer variable     7-2

forwarding state, STP     7-8

frame classification     9-3

G

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol

See GVRP

gateway, configuring     3-4

Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP)

see GMRP and GVRP

Gigabit Ethernet

checking connectivity     4-6

default configuration     4-2

duplex     4-4

flow control     4-5

modules, overview     1-2

overview     4-1

port name, setting     4-3

protocol filtering

See protocol filitering

trunks

See trunks

GMRP

disabling     12-9

enabling     12-3

forwarding     12-4

registration     12-5

fixed     12-6

forbidden     12-7

normal     12-5

statistics

clearing     12-9

viewing     12-8

timers     8-16, 12-7

GVRP     8-1, 8-11

disabling     8-13, 8-17

enabling     8-12

enabling on port     8-13

registration     8-14

fixed     8-15

forbidden     8-15

normal     8-14

statistics

clearing     8-17

viewing     8-17

H

hardware, new features (table)     xi

hello time variable     7-2

help     2-4

history

switch CLI     2-4

hops, All-Routes Explorers and     8-27

I

ICMP

ping

executing     14-2

overview     14-2

testing connectivity with     4-6

time exceeded messages     14-3

traceroute and     14-3

IEEE 802.1Q

configuring     6-5

overview     6-1

IGMP snooping

configuration guidelines     12-9

disabling     12-12

enabling     12-10

multicast router ports

clearing     12-12

specifying     12-10

statistics, viewing     12-11

images

See software images

in-band (sc0) interface

see sc0 interface

inferior BPDU, BackboneFast and     7-18

interfaces

in-band (sc0)     3-2, 8-19

SLIP (sl0)     3-2

Internet Group Management Protocol

See IGMP snooping

Internet protocols, supported     1-6

IP

default gateway, configuring     3-4

static routes     3-5

subnetworks, VLANs and     8-19

IP addresses

adding to IP permit list     11-4

clearing from IP permit list     11-6

setting on supervisor     3-3

syntax     2-5

IP aliases, syntax     2-5

IP permit list

addresses, adding     11-4

clearing entries     11-6

default configuration     11-4

disabling     11-6

enabling     11-5

overview     11-3

IP supernetting     3-3

IP traceroute

executing     14-4

overview     14-3

ISL

configuring     6-4

example configuration     6-8

overview     6-1

K

Kermit

example downloads

PC procedure     15-9

UNIX procedure     15-10

PC software download procedure     15-6

preparing to download software images     15-5

UNIX software download procedure     15-7

key, TACACS+     11-10

keyboard shortcuts     2-3

L

learning state, STP     7-8

listening state, STP     7-7

load sharing, trunking and     6-9

location, setting     14-9

logging

see system message logging

login banner

clearing     14-10

configuring     14-9

overview     14-9

M

MAC addresses

address table     4-2

blocking     11-1

secure port filtering and     11-1

syntax     2-5

mask

see netmask

maximum age timer variable     7-2

message-of-the-day

See login banner

messages

see system message logging

metric values, Switch TopN Reports utility (table)     10-17

MIBs     1-7

modules

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

configuring     4-1

overview     1-2

MOTD

See login banner

multicast

GMRP and     12-2

multicast traffic

broadcast suppression

disabling     13-3

enabling     13-3

IGMP snooping     12-9

overview     1-5

router

clearing ports, IGMP snooping     12-12

IGMP snooping ports, specifying     12-10

SPAN and     10-7

N

name, setting port     4-3

netmask

assigning     3-3

network management     1-7

configuring     10-1

overview     1-4

network management system

see NMS

network security

See security

Network Time Protocol

See NTP

NMS     10-2

SNMP, configuring from     10-3

SPAN, configuring from     10-7

NTP

broadcast-client mode

configuring     14-12

disabling     14-15

client mode

configuring     14-13

disabling     14-15

daylight saving time adjustment

disabling     14-14

enabling     14-14

default configuration     14-11

disabling     14-15

overview     14-11

server

clearing     14-15

specifying     14-13

time zone

clearing     14-15

setting     14-14

NVRAM

ignoring content at boot     3-12

synchronization in redundant supervisor     3-15

P

PAgP     5-2

passwords

enable     3-7

privileged     3-7

user     3-7

PC card

see Flash PC card

PCMCIA

See Flash PC card

permit list

See IP permit list

ping

executing     14-2

overview     14-2

testing connectivity     4-6

Port Aggregation Protocol

See PAgP

PortFast, configuring     7-14

ports

capabilities, checking     14-4

cost, STP     7-12

duplex     4-4

filtering

See secure port filtering

name     4-3

port-VLAN cost, STP     7-13

priority

STP     7-11

speed

10/100 Ethernet     4-4

syntax     2-5

VLAN assignments     8-28

VLAN priority, STP     7-12

priority

STP     7-11

privileged password     3-7

prompt

configuring     14-8

overview     14-7

protocol filtering

configuring     4-10

overview     4-9

protocol support     4-9

pruning, VTP

See VTP, pruning

Q

QoS

configuring     9-1

CoS

drop thresholds, mapping     9-10

drop thresholds, receive     9-4

drop thresholds, transmit     9-5

for MAC/VLAN     9-3, 9-9

for port     9-3, 9-8

values     9-3

values from untrusted ports     9-3

default configuration     9-6

disabling     9-13

enabling     9-7

frame classification     9-3

information display command     9-11

overview     1-4

receive queue     9-4

drop thresholds     9-8

revert to defaults     9-13

statistics     9-12

transmit queue     9-5

bandwidth allocation     9-9

drop thresholds     9-9

size     9-10

trusted and untrusted ports     9-3, 9-7

quality of service

See QoS

R

receive queue     9-4

drop thresholds     9-8

redundant supervisor engine

See supervisor engine, redundant

Remote Monitoring

See RMON

Resource Manager Essentials     10-4

RMON

enabling     10-5

overview     10-5

viewing data     10-6

ROM monitor

BOOT environment variable and     3-9

boot process and     3-8

CLI     2-1

configuration register and     3-9

console port baud rate     3-11

root switch

parameters (table)     7-2

primary, configuring     7-14

secondary, configuring     7-15

STP and     7-2

STP stability and     7-3

router, multicast     12-10

runtime image     3-15

S

sc0 interface

IP address, assigning     3-3

overview     3-2

VLAN assignment     8-19

secure port filtering

configuring     11-2

disabling     11-2

overview     11-1

security

configuring     11-1

IP permit list     11-3

overview     1-5

passwords, configuring     3-7

secure port filtering     11-1

TACACS+ authentication     11-6

serial download

example PC software image download     15-9

example UNIX software image download     15-10

PC software image download procedure     15-6

preparing to download     15-5

UNIX software image download procedure     15-7

Simple Network Management Protocol

See SNMP

sl0 interface     3-2

SLIP

console port and     3-6

sl0 interface     3-2

SNMP

community strings

defining     10-3

overview     10-2

configuring     10-3

default configuration     10-3

MIBs     1-7

NMS and     10-3

overview     10-2

software images

downloading

overview     15-1

preparation     15-2

supervisor engine, description     1-1

uploading     15-11

preparation     15-11

software, new features (table)     xii

SPAN

configuring     10-7

disabling     10-8

multicast traffic     10-7

NMS and     10-7

overview     10-6

spanning-tree backbone fast convergence

See BackboneFast

spanning-tree PortFast

See PortFast

Spanning-Tree Protocol

See STP

spanning-tree UplinkFast

See UplinkFast

speed

10/100 Ethernet port, setting     4-4

standby supervisor engine

See supervisor engine, redundant

static route, configuring     3-5

STP

BPDUs and     7-3

bridge forward delay, setting     7-15

bridge hello time, setting     7-15

bridge maximum aging time, setting     7-15

bridge priority, setting     7-15

default configuration     7-10

disabling     7-16

enabling     7-10

forward delay timer variable     7-2

hello time variable     7-2

maximum age timer variable     7-2

overview     1-3, 7-1

port cost, configuring     7-12

port priority, configuring     7-11

port states

blocking     7-6

disabled     7-9

forwarding     7-8

learning     7-8

listening     7-7

overview     7-4

port VLAN priority, configuring     7-12

PortFast, configuring     7-14

port-VLAN cost     7-13

root switch

election     7-2

parameters (table)     7-2

primary     7-14

secondary     7-15

stable topology and     7-3

subnet mask

see netmask

supervisor engine

BOOT environment variable

clearing     3-13

default     3-10

displaying     3-13

overview     3-9

setting     3-13

boot image, supervisor engine     3-15

BOOTP server and     3-6

configuration register

boot field, setting     3-11

ignore NVRAM, setting     3-12

overview     3-9

ROM monitor baud rate, setting     3-11

setting     3-12

configuring     3-1

console port

establishing connection     3-3

ROM monitor baud rate     3-11

SLIP and     3-6

default boot configuration     3-10

default configuration     3-1

default gateways     3-4

Flash file system

See Flash file system

IP address, setting     3-3

preparing to configure     3-2

redundant

configuration guidelines     3-17

console port and     3-15

Flash synchronization examples     3-19

forcing switchover to standby     3-19

NVRAM synchronization     3-15

overview     1-6, 3-14

slot assignment     3-14

verifying status     3-17

ROM monitor     3-8

software description     1-1

startup configuration     3-8

static routes     3-5

switchover     3-19

uploading software images     15-11

switch administration

overview     1-5

procedures     14-1

switch CLI

accessing     2-2

help     2-4

history substitution     2-4

IP addresses, syntax     2-5

IP aliases, syntax     2-5

MAC addresses, syntax     2-5

operating     2-3

overview     2-2

ports, syntax     2-5

switch software images

see software images

Switch TopN Reports utility

background execution     10-18

foreground execution     10-17

metric values (table)     10-17

overview     10-17

running     10-18

viewing     10-18

Switched Port Analyzer

See SPAN

switching address table     4-2

switchover

See supervisor engine, switchover

synchronization

see supervisor engine, redundant     3-16

syslog

configuring     10-12

daemon, configuring     10-13

default configuration     10-12

example configurations     10-15

facilities (table)     10-11

message format     10-12

message log, displaying     10-14

overview     10-10

server, configuring     10-13

severity levels (table)     10-11

Telnet logging     10-14

system clock, setting     14-10

system contact, setting     14-9

system location, setting     14-9

system message logging

configuring     10-12

daemon, configuring     10-13

default configuration     10-12

example configuration     10-15

facilities (table)     10-11

message format     10-12

message log, displaying     10-14

overview     10-10

server, configuring     10-13

severity levels (table)     10-11

syslog daemon, configuring     10-13

Telnet logging     10-14

system name

clearing     14-8

configuring     14-8

overview     14-7

system prompt

configuring     14-8

overview     14-7

T

TACACS+

configuration guidelines     11-8

default configuration     11-8

disabling     11-11

enabling     11-9

key, specifying     11-10

local authentication, disabling     11-9

login attempts allowed     11-11

overview     11-7

timeout interval     11-11

Telnet

accessing CLI     2-2, 14-1

TFTP

downloading configuration files     15-13

uploading configuration files     15-15, 15-16

uploading software images     15-11

time zone

clearing     14-15

setting     14-14

time, setting     14-10

tip command     3-3

Token Ring

VLANs

overview     8-20

TrBRF     8-20

TrCRF     8-21

VTP version 2     8-3

TopN reports

See Switch TopN Reports utility

ToS     9-3

traceroute

See IP traceroute

transmit queue

bandwidth allocation     9-9

drop thresholds     9-9

size     9-10

TrBRF

creating     8-25

modifying     8-25

overview     8-20

TrCRF

All-Routes Explorer maximum hops     8-27

backup     8-27

creating     8-26

modifying     8-26

overview     8-21

troubleshooting

IP permit list (Caution)     11-5, 11-6

system message logging and     10-10

TACACS+ local authentication (Caution)     11-9

trunks

allowed VLANs     6-6

autonegotiation     6-1

default configuration     6-3

disabling     6-7

encapsulations (table)     6-2

example configurations

ISL     6-8

load sharing     6-9

IEEE 802.1Q, configuring     6-5

ISL, configuring     6-4

ISL/802.1Q negotiating, configuring     6-6

modes (table)     6-2

overview     6-1

possible configurations (table)     6-2

VLANs, allowed     6-6

trusted port     9-3, 9-7

type of service

See ToS

U

UDLD protocol

disabling     4-7

enabling     4-7

unclassified frames     9-3

UniDirectional Link Detection protocol

see UDLD protocol

UNIX workstation

software image download examples     15-10

software image download procedure     15-7

untrusted port     9-3, 9-7

UplinkFast

configuring     7-17

overview     7-16

uplink groups     7-16

UplinkFast Switchover

See UplinkFast

uploading

configuration files

preparation     15-15

running configuration     15-16

software images     15-11

preparation     15-11

user password     3-7

V

virtual LAN

See VLANs

VLAN Trunk Protocol

See VTP

VLAN trunks

See trunks

VLANs

allowed on trunk     6-6

assigning ports to     8-28

bridge forward delay     7-15

bridge hello time     7-15

bridge maximum aging time     7-15

bridge priority     7-15

configuration guidelines     8-23

cost     7-13

default configuration     8-23

deleting     8-29

Ethernet     8-24

FDDI     8-25

in-band interface assignment     8-19

IP subnetworks and     8-19

overview     1-3, 8-18

port VLAN priority     7-12

ports, assigning to     8-28

protocol filtering and     4-9

sc0 interface assignment     8-19

Token Ring

All-Routes Explorer maximum hops     8-27

backup     8-27

creating     8-25, 8-26

modifying     8-25, 8-26

overview     8-20

TrBRF     8-20

TrCRF     8-21

TrBRF     8-25

TrCRF

backup     8-27

creating     8-26

trunks

See trunks

VTP domain and     8-18

VTP

advertisements     8-3

client, enabling     8-6

configuration guidelines     8-5

default configuration     8-5

disabling     8-7

domains     8-2

modes

client     8-2

server     8-2

transparent     8-2

monitoring     8-10

overview     8-1

pruning

configuring     8-9

disabling     8-10

overview     8-3

server, enabling     8-6

statistics     8-10

Token Ring     8-3

transparent mode, enabling     8-7

version 2

disabling     8-8

enabling     8-8

overview     8-3

VLANs and     8-18

VTP pruning

See VTP, pruning

Posted: Thu Apr 8 14:20:47 PDT 1999
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