Table Of Contents

Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management

Network Assistant-Related Features and Their Defaults

Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant

Minimum Configuration to Access Catalyst 4500 from Network Assistant

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster

Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management

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This appendix describes how to configure a Catalyst 4500 series switch for Network Assistant. It also lists the Network Assistant feature defaults for the switch.

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Note For complete information on configuring Network Assistant on the Catalyst 4500 series switch, refer to the "Configuring the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch with Cisco Network Assistant" chapter in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide.

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Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, refer to the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123cgcr/index.htm.

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This appendix contains these topics:

•Network Assistant-Related Features and Their Defaults

•Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant

Network Assistant-Related Features and Their Defaults

Table 1 lists the Network Assistant-related configuration parameters on a Catalyst 4500 series switch.

Table 1 Network Assistant-Related Configuration on a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch

Feature	Default Value	Recommended Value
Authentication	Disabled	Optional
IP address	Depends on community or discovery option1	User selectable
IP HTTP port number	80	Optional2
IP HTTPS port number	443	Optional3
IP HTTP server	Disabled	Enabled4
Cluster run	Disabled	Enabled5

1 You need to set an IP address in each switch for community device discovery and for the cluster commander. 2 Port number on the Network Assistant and the Catalyst 4500 series switch must match. 3 You can only change this value for a cluster of devices. Port number on the Network Assistant and on the Catalyst 4500 series switch must match. Value can be changed to any non-default number above 1024. 4 Required for Network Assistant to access the device. 5 Enabled only if you want to manage a cluster of devices.

Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant

These topics are discussed:

•Minimum Configuration to Access Catalyst 4500 from Network Assistant

•Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community

•Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster

Minimum Configuration to Access Catalyst 4500 from Network Assistant

If you use the default configuration, access the Catalyst 4500 series switch, and enter the ip http server (for HTTP) or the ip http secure-server (for HTTPS) global configuration command:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1	Switch# configure terminal	Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2	Switch(config)# ip http server or Switch(config)# ip domain-name domain_name	(HTTP only) Enable the HTTP server on the switch. By default, the HTTP server is disabled. Enable the domain name on the switch to configure HTTPS.
Step 3	Switch(config)# ip http secure-server	Enable the HTTPS server on the switch. By default, the HTTPS server is disabled.
Step 4	Switch(config)# ip http max-connections connection_number	Configure the maximum concurrent connections to the HTTP server. We recommend using 16 as the connection_number.
Step 5	Switch(config)# ip http timeout-policy idle idle_time life life_time requests requests	Configure the HTTPS port. The idle keyword specifies the maximum amount of time a connection can stay idle. We recommend an idle value of 180 seconds. The life keyword specifies the maximum amount of time that a connection can stay open since it was established. We recomend a life value of 180 seconds. The requests keyword specifies the maximum amount of requests on a connection. We recommend a maximum of 25 requests.
Step 6	Switch(config-if)# end	Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7	Switch# show running-config	Verify the configuration.

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community

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Note If you have enabled clustering, disable clustering before configuring a community.

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If you plan to use a community, define an IP address on each switch:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1	Switch# configuration terminal	Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2	Switch(config)# interface {vlan vlan_ID | {fastethernet | gigabitethernet} slot/interface | Port-channel number}	Select an interface.
Step 3	Switch(config-if)# ip address ip_address address_mask	(Optional) Assign an IP address to the Catalyst 4500 series. Note This step is mandatory if the switch is part of community or is a cluster command switch. This step is optional if the switch is a cluster member candidate.
Step 4	Switch(config-if)# end	Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5	Switch# show running-config	Verify the configuration.

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster

If you plan to use clustering, enter the cluster run global configuration command on each device, and enter the ip address interface configuration command on the cluster commander:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1	Switch# configuration terminal	Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2	Switch(config)# cluster run	Enable clustering. Note Enable clustering on all switches that are part of the potential cluster.
Step 3	Switch(config)# cluster enable	Name the cluster.
Step 4	Switch(config)# interface {vlan vlan_ID | {fastethernet | gigabitethernet} slot/interface | Port-channel number}	Select an interface.
Step 5	Switch(config-if)# ip address ip_address address_mask	(Optional) Assign an IP address to the Catalyst 4500 series switch cluster master. Note This step is mandatory if the switch is part of a community or is a cluster command switch. This step is optional if the switch is a cluster member candidate.
Step 6	Switch(config-if)# end	Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7	Switch# show running-config	Verify the configuration.