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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Software Configuration Guide
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Overview
This chapter provides these topics about the switch software:
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Features, page 1-1
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Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration, page 1-10
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Design Concepts for Using the Switch, page 1-13
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Where to Go Next, page 1-16
Unless otherwise noted, the term
switch
refers to a standalone blade switch.
In this document, IP refers to IP Version 4 (IPv4) unless there is a specific reference to IP Version 6
(IPv6).
Features
Beginning with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(44)SE, the switch ships with the IP base image installed, which
provides Layer 2+ features (enterprise-class intelligent services). These features include access control
lists (ACLs), quality of service (QoS), static routing, EIGRP and PIM stub routing, the Hot Standby
Router Protocol (HSRP), the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), IPv6 host management, and IPv6
MLD snooping.
Some features described in this chapter are available only on the cryptographic (supports encryption)
version of the software. You must obtain authorization to use this feature and to download the
cryptographic version of the software from Cisco.com. For more information, see the release notes for
this release.
The switch has these features:
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Ease-of-Deployment and Ease-of-Use Features, page 1-2
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Performance Features, page 1-2
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Management Options, page 1-3
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Manageability Features, page 1-4
(includes a feature requiring the cryptographic version of the
software)
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Availability and Redundancy Features, page 1-5
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VLAN Features, page 1-6
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Security Features, page 1-6
(includes a feature requiring the cryptographic version of the software)
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QoS and CoS Features, page 1-8
