Contents
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Hostname and DeviceID
6-4
Using Hostname, DeviceID, and ConfigID
6-4
Understanding Cisco IOS Agents
6-5
Initial Configuration
6-5
Incremental (Partial) Configuration
6-6
Synchronized Configuration
6-6
Configuring Cisco IOS Agents
6-6
Enabling Automated CNS Configuration
6-6
Enabling the CNS Event Agent
6-7
Enabling the Cisco IOS CNS Agent
6-9
Enabling an Initial Configuration
6-9
Enabling a Partial Configuration
6-13
Displaying CNS Configuration
6-14
C H A P T E R
7
Clustering Switches
7-1
Understanding Switch Clusters
7-1
Cluster Command Switch Characteristics
7-3
Standby Cluster Command Switch Characteristics
7-3
Candidate Switch and Cluster Member Switch Characteristics
7-3
Planning a Switch Cluster
7-4
Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members
7-4
Discovery Through CDP Hops
7-5
Discovery Through Non-CDP-Capable and Noncluster-Capable Devices
7-6
Discovery Through Different VLANs
7-6
Discovery Through Different Management VLANs
7-7
Discovery of Newly Installed Switches
7-8
HSRP and Standby Cluster Command Switches
7-9
Virtual IP Addresses
7-10
Other Considerations for Cluster Standby Groups
7-10
Automatic Recovery of Cluster Configuration
7-11
IP Addresses
7-12
Hostnames
7-12
Passwords
7-12
SNMP Community Strings
7-13
and RADIUS
7-13
LRE Profiles
7-13
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters
7-14
Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations
7-14
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters
7-14