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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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C O N T E N T S
Preface
xxxix
Audience
xxxix
Organization
xxxix
Related Documentation
xlii
Conventions
xlii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
xliii
C H A P T E R
1
Product Overview
1-1
C H A P T E R
2
Command-Line Interfaces
2-1
Catalyst Command-Line Interface
2-1
ROM-Monitor Command-Line Interface
2-1
Switch Command-Line Interface
2-2
MSFC Command-Line Interface
2-8
Cisco IOS Command Modes
2-8
Cisco IOS Command-Line Interface
2-10
C H A P T E R
3
Configuring the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
3-1
Understanding How the Switch Management Interfaces Work
3-1
Understanding How Automatic IP Configuration Works
3-2
Automatic IP Configuration Overview
3-2
Understanding DHCP
3-3
Understanding BOOTP and RARP
3-4
Preparing to Configure the IP Address and Default Gateway
3-4
Booting the MSFC for the First Time
3-4
Booting from a Melody Compact Flash Adapter Card
3-5
Default IP Address and Default Gateway Configuration
3-6
Features Supported by the sc0 and sc1 In-Band Interfaces
3-6
Assigning the In-Band (sc0 and sc1) Interface IP Address
3-7
Configuring the Default Gateways
3-8
Configuring the SLIP (sl0) Interface on the Console Port
3-9
Using BOOTP, DHCP, or RARP to Obtain an IP Address
3-10
Renewing and Releasing a DHCP-Assigned IP Address
3-11