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Chapter 4 Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents
Configuring Cisco IOS Agents
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The
cns config partial
global configuration command enables the Cisco IOS agent and initiates a
partial configuration on the switch. You can then use the Configuration Engine to remotely send
incremental configurations to the switch.
Enabling an Initial Configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the CNS configuration agent and
initiate an initial configuration on the switch:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
cns config connect-intf
interface-prefix
[
ping-interval
seconds
] [
retries
num
]
Enter the connect-interface-config submode, and specify
the interface for connecting to the Configuration Engine.
•
Enter the
interface-prefix
for the connecting interface.
You must specify the interface type but need not
specify the interface number.
•
(Optional) For
ping-interval
seconds
, enter the
interval between successive ping attempts. The range
is 1 to 30 seconds. The default is 10 seconds.
•
(Optional) For
retries
num
, enter the number of ping
retries. The range is 1 to 30. The default is 5.
Step 3
config-cli
or
line-cli
Enter
config-cli
to connect to the Configuration Engine
through the interface defined in
cns config connect-intf
.
Enter
line-cli
to connect to the Configuration Engine
through modem dialup lines.
Note
The
config-cli
interface configuration command
accepts the special character
&
that acts as a
placeholder for the interface name. When the
configuration is applied, the
&
is replaced with the
interface name. For example, to connect through
FastEthernet0/1, the command
config-cli ip
route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 &
generates the command
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 FastEthernet0/1
.
Step 4
exit
Return to global configuration mode.
Step 5
hostname
name
Enter the hostname for the switch.
Step 6
ip route
network-number
Establish a static route to the Configuration Engine whose
IP address is
network-number
.