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Chapter 1 Overview
Features
Management Options
These are the options for configuring and managing the switch:
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An embedded device manager—The device manager is a GUI that is integrated in the universal
software image. You use it to configure and to monitor a single switch. For information about starting
the device manager, see the getting started guide. For more information about the device manager, see
the switch online help.
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Network Assistant—Network Assistant is a network management application that can be
downloaded from Cisco.com. You use it to manage a single switch, a cluster of switches, or a
community of devices. For more information about Network Assistant, see Getting Started with
Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com.
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CLI—The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- and multilayer-switching features. You can access
the CLI by connecting your management station directly to the switch console port, by connecting
your PC directly to the Ethernet management port, or by using Telnet from a remote management
station or PC. You can manage the switch stack by connecting to the console port or Ethernet
management port of any stack member. For more information about the CLI, see
Chapter 2, “Using
the Command-Line Interface.”
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SNMP—SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Suite (LMS)
and HP OpenView. You can manage from an SNMP-compatible management station or a PC that is
running platforms such as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. The switch supports a comprehensive
set of MIB extensions and four remote monitoring (RMON) groups. For more information about
using SNMP, see
Chapter 32, “Configuring SNMP.”
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CNS—Cisco Networking Services is network management software that acts as a configuration
service for automating the deployment and management of network devices and services. You can
automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific
configuration changes, sending them to the switch, executing the configuration change, and logging
the results.
For more information about CNS, see
Chapter 4, “Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents.”
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Onboard Administrator GUI—The internal Ethernet management port (also referred to as the Fa0
or fastethernet0 port) on the switch sends and receives only management traffic between the switch
and the Onboard Administrator. The port is connected to the Onboard Administrator through the
backplane connector.
Manageability Features
These are the manageability features:
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CNS embedded agents for automating switch management, configuration storage, and delivery
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DHCP for automating configuration of switch information (such as IP address, default gateway,
hostname, and Domain Name System [DNS] and TFTP server names)
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DHCP relay for forwarding User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcasts, including IP address
requests, from DHCP clients
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DHCP server for automatic assignment of IP addresses and other DHCP options to IP hosts
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Directed unicast requests to a DNS server for identifying a switch through its IP address and its
corresponding hostname and to a TFTP server for administering software upgrades from a TFTP
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