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Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager User Guide
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management
Network Element Management Window
IOS Session
Note
The attributes within this area are inactive for Catalyst OS devices.
The IOS Session area provides the following information:
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Username—User name to establish an IOS management session with the device over telnet.
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Password—Password to establish an IOS management session with the device over telnet.
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EXEC Password—Password to enter privileged EXEC mode.
Cat OS Session
Note
The attributes within this area are inactive for IOS devices.
The Cat OS Session area provides the following information:
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Same As IOS?—If enabled, the IOS telnet username and password are automatically used to connect
to the Supervisor module over CatOS in Hybrid OS configurations.
If this attribute is set to ‘No’ the Username, Password, and EXEC Password fields in the Cat OS
Session area become active.
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Username—User name to establish a CatOS management session with the device over telnet.
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Password—Password to establish a CatOS management session with the device over telnet.
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EXEC Password—Password to enter privileged EXEC mode in a CatOS session.
Note
If the above passwords are incorrect, some window values may report as ERROR.
Reset System
The Reset System area provides the following information:
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Last Restart Reason—Text message displaying why the switch or router was restarted.
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Reset—Button used to reset the switch or router. This action power cycles the switch or router. If
clicked, a pop-up is displayed asking if you really want to reset the switch or router.
Note
The Last Restart Reason has no value in a pure CatOS installation.
Note
Only users with administrative privileges can use the Reset button.
Note
Any changes to the running configuration will be saved automatically when the switch or router
is reset using the Reset button.
