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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Getting Started with CMS
This chapter provides these topics about the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) software:
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Features, page 3-2
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Front Panel View, page 3-4
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Topology View, page 3-10
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Menus and Toolbar, page 3-15
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Interaction Modes, page 3-26
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Wizards, page 3-26
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Online Help, page 3-27
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CMS Window Components, page 3-28
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Accessing CMS, page 3-30
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Verifying Your Changes, page 3-32
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Saving Your Changes, page 3-32
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Using Different Versions of CMS, page 3-33
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Where to Go Next, page 3-33
Note
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For system requirements and for browser and Java plug-in configuration procedures, refer to the
release notes.
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For procedures for using CMS, refer to the online help.
Note
This chapter describes the CMS interface of the Catalyst 3550 switches. Refer to the appropriate
switch documentation for descriptions of the web-based management software used on other Catalyst
switches.