Table Of Contents
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index
A
AAA
configuring4-107
managing4-101
aaa accounting command4-106
aaa authorization command4-105
aaa authorization exec tacacs+ local command4-106
aaa new-model command4-104, 4-107
abbreviations
char, variable fieldA-3
chars, variable fieldA-3
dec, variable fieldA-3
hex, variable fieldA-3
inet, variable fieldA-3
accessing
CMS2-2
command modes2-25
MIB files2-35
MIB variables2-35
accounting in TACACS+4-102
adding
Ethernet VLAN to database5-25
member switches to standby group3-24
switches to cluster3-12
address
count, secure4-60
resolution4-47
security violations4-59
addresses
dynamic
accelerated aging4-83
default aging4-83
described4-49
removing4-52
MAC
adding secure4-52
aging time4-50
tables, managing4-49
secure
removing4-55
static
configuring (EtherChannel)4-57
removing4-58
Address Management window4-50
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
address table
aging time, configuring4-51
dynamic addresses, removing4-52
MAC4-49
secure addresses
adding4-54
removing4-55
static addresses
adding4-57
removing4-58
administrative information, displaying3-33
advertisements, VTP5-9
aggregation
enterprise workgroup1-6
small to medium business workgroup1-7
aging, accelerating4-83
aging time, changing address4-50, 4-51
alarms group, in RMON2-38
allowed-VLAN list5-34
AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA)4-105
Apply button2-4
ARP table
address resolution4-47
illustrated4-48
managing4-47
authentication, enabling NTP4-26
authentication in TACACS+4-102
authorization in TACACS+4-102
autonegotiation
connecting to devices without3-41
mismatches7-1
B
bandwidth, graphing2-19
BPDU message interval4-92
broadcast client mode, configuring4-26
broadcast messages, configuring for4-26
broadcast storm control
disabling4-21
broadcast traffic and protected ports4-101
buttons, CMS window2-4
bytes, graphing6-2
C
cabling, redundant3-17
Cancel button2-4
candidates
adding3-12
automatically discovering3-6
changing management VLAN for3-37
displaying all3-14
requirements3-3
suggested3-6
why not added3-13
Caution describedxvii
caveats
password and privilege level3-11
CDP
disabling for routing device4-67, 4-68
discovering candidates with3-6
Cisco Discovery Protocol
Cisco Systems access page3-29
CiscoWorks, as an example of CMS2-36
Class of Service
CLI
accessing1-5
command modes2-25
error messages2-31
managing cluster members with2-29
using2-24
client mode, VTP5-8
Cluster Builder
changing the polling interval3-31
device and link icons2-7
illustrated3-13
interface2-5
label meanings2-9
menu options2-7
overview1-5
saving configuration changes3-33
starting2-20
toolbar icons2-6
using2-9
Cluster management described3-1
Cluster Management Suite
Cluster Management Suite (CMS)2-35
Cluster Manager
menu options2-15
overview1-4
toolbar icons2-19
using2-14
clusters
accessing3-5
creating2-9
creating performance graphs6-1
disqualification code3-13
host name changes3-10
inventory, displaying3-33
management tasks3-27
management VLAN, changing3-35
password changes3-11
planning3-2
removing switches from3-12, 3-14
settings, configuring initial3-30
see also candidates, command switch, member switches, standby groups
cluster setup command3-14
cluster tree2-19
Cluster View
device and link icons2-7
device menu options2-14
displaying3-13
interface2-5
menu options2-7
overview1-5
toolbar icons2-6
using2-13
CMS2-35
overview1-4
privilege level2-28
using2-3
windows, using2-3
colors
devices in CMS2-9
command-line error messages2-31
command-line interface
commands
?2-30
aaa accounting4-106
aaa authorization4-105
aaa authorization exec tacacs+ local4-106
abbreviating2-30
cluster setup3-14
copy running-config startup-config2-34
default2-31
dir flash2-33
help2-30
name3-22
no2-31
preempt3-22
rcommand2-29
redisplaying2-30
redundancy-enable3-22
resetting to defaults2-31
show cluster candidates3-14
show cluster members2-29, 3-14
spanning-tree root guard4-99
stp-list4-80
undoing2-31
command switch
and management1-5
and managing with SNMP2-37
configuration conflicts7-14
privilege levels2-29
recovery
from failure without HSRP3-19
from lost member connectivity7-14
redundant (standby)3-17
removing from standby group3-25
replacing
with another switch7-12
with cluster member7-9
requirements3-3
see also candidates, member switches
command variables, listing2-30
community strings
added to new members3-10
compatibility
cluster3-2
feature4-2
configuration
changes
saving3-33
default VLAN5-21
files, saving to an external server2-33
guidelines
port3-41
VLANs5-20
VTP5-10
VTP version5-11
saving to Flash memory2-34
VTP, default5-12
configuring
802.1p class of service5-37
AAA4-107
aging time4-51
broadcast messages4-26
broadcast storm control4-19
cluster settings, initial3-30
community strings3-10, 3-60, 4-42
date and time4-22
daylight saving time4-23
DNS4-39
flooding controls4-18
flow control3-49
hello time4-92
hops4-64
HSRP groups3-22
IP information4-26
login authentication4-104
management VLAN3-37
multicast router port4-79
native VLANs5-36
NTP4-24
passwords2-27
Port Fast3-38
ports3-42
multiple mixed3-43
protected port4-100
through Cluster Manager2-17, 3-38
through VSM2-21
privilege levels2-27
redundant clusters3-17
RMON groups2-38
standalone switches4-9
standby group3-22
static addresses (EtherChannel)4-57
STP4-80
path costs5-48
port priorities5-45
switches
member2-29
overview4-1
standalone4-9
TACACS+4-101
trunk port5-31
voice ports4-108
VTP client mode5-15
VTP server mode5-14
configuring a multicast router port4-76
conflicts
upgrade3-55
consistency checks in VTP version 25-10
conventions
commandxvi
for examplesxvi
Note and Cautionxvii
textxvi
copy running-config startup-config command2-34
CoS3-39
configuring5-37
configuring priority queues5-42
defining5-39
D
date, setting4-22
daylight saving time4-23
default configuration
VLANs5-21
VTP5-12
defaults, resetting to2-31
default settings, changing4-3
deleting VLAN from database5-27
deployment examples1-6
destination-based forwarding4-14
destination-based port groups4-12, 4-57
device arrangement3-32
device pop-up menu2-18
DHCP4-29
configuring
DHCP server4-32
DNS4-33
example4-37
relay device4-34
TFTP server4-33
dir flash command2-33
disabling
broadcast storm control4-21
port security4-62
SNMP4-42
SNMP agent3-60
Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN)4-18
trunking on a port5-34
trunk port5-34
VTP5-16
VTP version 25-18
disqualification code3-13
DNS
configuring4-39
described4-39
enabling4-41
documentation, relatedxvii
domain name
described4-39
Domain Name System server
domains for VLAN management5-7
DTP5-33
duplex
configuration guidelines3-41
configuring3-49
dynamic addresses
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Dynamic Trunk Protocol (DTP)5-33
E
egress port scheduling5-38
eligible switches3-20
enable password
enable secret password
enabling
broadcast storm control4-18, 4-20
DNS4-41
HSRP3-22
NTP authentication4-26
SNMP4-42
SNMP agent3-60
Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN)4-15, 4-17
traps3-63
UplinkFast4-87
VTP version 25-17
encapsulation5-37
enterprise workgroup aggregation1-6
error messages2-31
errors, graphing6-2
EtherChannel port groups
configuring static address for4-57
Ethernet VLAN
adding to database5-25
defaults and ranges5-21
modifying5-26
events group, in RMON2-38
examples
conventions forxvi
deployment1-6
extended discovery4-63
F
facility codesA-1
Fast EtherChannel port groups, creating4-11
Fast Ethernet trunks5-29
FDDI-Net VLAN defaults and ranges5-22
FDDI VLAN defaults and ranges5-21
features
configuration conflicts between2-25
default settings4-2
incompatible4-2
IOS1-2
Flash memory, files in2-33, 2-34
flooding controls
configuring4-18
illustrated4-19
flow control, configuring3-49
forwarding
controlling (SNMP)2-37
port groups4-12
restrictions4-14
source-based, illustrated4-12
see also broadcast storm control
forwarding window, static address4-55
FTP, accessing MIB files with2-35
G
get-next-request operation2-36, 2-37
get-request operation2-36, 2-37
get-response operation2-37
Gigabit Ethernet
ports, configuring flow control on3-50
settings3-42
trunks5-29
global configuration mode2-26
graphing bytes6-2
graphs
bandwidth2-19
link utilization6-1
percent utilization6-2
poll result2-36
H
hardware
supported switches1-3
hello BPDU interval4-92
hello time
changing4-92
defined4-89
Help button2-4
history group, in RMON2-38
home page, VSM4-10
hops, configuring4-64
host names
abbreviations appended to3-21
changes to3-10
changing3-32
to address mappings4-39
Hot Standby Router Protocol
I
icons
Cluster Builder2-7
Cluster Manager toolbar2-19
Cluster View2-7
IEEE 802.1Q
configuration considerations5-30
interaction with other features5-30
native VLAN for untagged traffic5-36
overview5-29
IEEE 802.1Q trunks5-30
IGMP snooping4-64
configuring a multicast router port4-69
disabling4-66
enabling4-66
joining a multicast group4-70
leaving a multicast group4-76
Immediate Leave4-68
defined4-68
disable4-69
enable4-69
ingress port scheduling5-37
interface configuration mode2-27
interfaces
Cluster Builder2-5
Cluster View2-5
IOS supported1-4
Internet Group Management Protocol
inventory, displaying3-33
IOS
see software and upgrading3-2
IP addresses
and admittance to standby groups3-20
candidate3-4
discovering4-47
management VLAN3-4
point of access3-1
in redundant clusters3-18
removing4-29
IP information
assigning4-28
configuring4-26
displaying3-33
removing4-29
IP Management window4-27
IPX server time-out, and Port Fast4-95
L
line configuration mode2-27
link
graph, illustrated6-3
utilization graphs6-1
link icons, Cluster Builder and Cluster View2-7
link information, displaying3-34
load sharing
STP, described5-43
using STP path cost5-46
using STP port priorities5-44
location of displayed switches3-32
location of switches, displaying3-33
login authentication, configuring4-104
M
MAC addresses
adding secure4-52
aging time4-50
MAC address tables, managing4-49
management interface features2-1
management options1-4
management VLAN
changes, understanding3-4
configuring3-37
described5-4
IP address3-4
Management VLAN window3-36
map
membership mode, VLAN port5-3
member switches
adding
with Cluster Builder3-12
from the command line3-14
to standby group3-24
assigning host names to3-10
defined1-3
displaying inventory of3-33
managing2-29
order3-31
passwords, inherited3-11
recovering from lost connectivity7-14
removing
from standby group3-25
see also candidates, command switch
menu options
Cluster Builder2-7
Cluster Manager2-15
VSM2-22
messages, CLI error2-31
message severity levels
descriptionA-2
tableA-2
MIB files, accessing2-35
MIB objects, accessing2-34
MIB variables, accessing2-35
mismatches, autonegotiation7-1
mnemonic codeA-2
model numbers, displaying3-33
modes
command2-25
VLAN port membership5-3
VTP
Modify button2-4
modules
installed, displaying3-33
monitoring
devices with Cluster Manager2-14
traffic4-15
VTP5-18
multicast groups
joining4-70
leaving4-76
multicast traffic, and protected ports4-101
N
name command3-22
NAT3-9
native VLANs5-36
NCPs4-105
Network Address Translation
Network Control Protocols (NCPs)4-105
network map
creating3-30
saving3-30
Network Time Protocol. See NTP
no commands, using2-31
Note describedxvii
NTP
authentication, enabling4-26
broadcast-client mode4-26
client4-25
configuring4-24
described4-24
illustrated4-25
O
OK button2-4
online help, displaying2-4
order, switch3-31
P
packets
graphing6-2
parallel links5-43
passwords
candidate switch3-6
changing4-11
community strings4-42
member switch, inherited3-11
setting2-27
TACACS+ server4-102
VTP domain5-11
polling interval3-31
poll results, graphing2-36
pop-up menus
Cluster Builder candidate2-11
Cluster Builder link2-12
Cluster Builder member2-12
Cluster Manager device2-18
Cluster Manager port2-17
port-connection information, displaying3-34
Port Fast
configuring3-38
port groups
and trunks5-31
configuring3-38
configuring static addresses (EtherChannel)4-57
creating EtherChannel4-11, 4-15
forwarding4-12
restrictions on forwarding4-14
port membership modes, VLAN5-3
port-monitoring conflicts with trunks5-30
port pop-up menu2-17
ports
configuration guidelines3-41
configuring
through Cluster Manager3-38, 3-42
multiple mixed3-43
with port pop-up menu2-17
protected ports4-100
trunk5-31
voice4-108
through VSM2-21
Gigabit Ethernet
configuring flow control on3-50
protected ports4-100
security
described4-58
disabling4-62
enabling4-61
speed, setting and checking3-38, 3-41
STP parameters, changing4-93
trunk
configuring5-31
disabling5-34
VLAN, displaying3-50
port scheduling5-37
preempt command3-22
priority
assigning standby3-22
modifying switch4-91
port
described5-37
standby group member3-20
privileged EXEC mode2-26
privilege levels
command switch2-29
inherited3-11
mapping on member switches2-29, 3-11
setting2-27
specifying2-28
web-based management application2-2
properties, displaying switch3-33
protected ports, configuring4-100
publications, relatedxvii
Q
QoS
egress port scheduling5-38
ingress port scheduling5-37, 5-42
R
rcommand2-29
recovery procedures7-4
redundancy
STP4-83
path cost5-46
port priority5-44
UplinkFast4-84
redundancy-enable command3-22
remote devices without autonegotiation, connecting to3-42
remove vlan-list parameter5-34
removing
dynamic address entries4-52
IP information4-29
secure addresses4-55
standby group from network3-26
switches from a standby group3-25
Requested and Actual settings3-41
RMON
configuring4-108
supported groups2-38
S
saving
cluster configuration3-33
network map3-30
secure address count4-60
secure addresses
described4-52
removing4-55
secure ports
address-security violations4-59
disabling4-62
maximum secure address count4-60
and trunks5-31
security
port4-58
TACACS+4-102
violations, address4-59
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)4-105
serial numbers, displaying3-33
server, domain name4-41
server mode, VTP5-8
server time-out, and Port Fast4-95
set-request operation2-36, 2-37
setting
settings
cluster, initial3-30
default, changing4-3
multiple mixed port3-43
port, monitoring3-39
Requested and Actual3-41
speed3-49
user, changing3-31
severity levels
descriptionA-2
tableA-2
show cluster candidates command3-14
show cluster members command2-29, 3-14
SLIP4-105
small to medium-sized business workgroup aggregation1-7
SNMP3-59
accessing MIB variables with2-35
agent3-60
community strings
changes to3-10
configuring for
cluster members3-59
single switches4-41
disabling3-60
enabling3-60
enabling and disabling4-42
management, using2-34
managing clusters with2-37
network management platforms1-5
RMON groups2-38
trap managers, configuring3-63, 4-44
SNMP Configuration window, displaying2-20
SNMP Manager, illustrated3-61, 3-62
software
recovery procedures7-5
reloading3-59
requirements for
changing management VLAN3-36
joining standby groups3-20
to support clustering3-2
upgrading switch3-51
version numbers, displaying3-33
Software Upgrade window2-20
source-based forwarding4-14
source-based port groups4-12, 4-57
SPAN
described4-15
disabling4-18
enabling4-17
ports, restrictions4-2
Spanning-Tree Protocol
spanning-tree rootguard command4-99
speed, setting3-38, 3-41, 3-49
splash screen, displaying at startup3-31
standalone switches
configuring4-9
Standby Command Configuration window3-20, 3-21
standby command switch requirements3-20
standby group
adding switches to3-24
configuration guidelines3-22
priority, configuring3-20
removing from network3-26
removing switches from3-25
startup configuration, copying to PC or server3-52
static-access ports
described5-5
VLAN membership combinations5-3
static addresses
configuring for EtherChannel port groups4-57
removing4-58
static address forwarding restrictions4-14
static address forwarding window4-55
statistics, VTP5-18
statistics group, in RMON2-38
status, monitoring port3-38
STP
BPDU message interval4-92
configuring4-80
forwarding delay timer4-93
hello BPDU interval4-92
implementation type4-90
load sharing
overview5-43
using path costs5-46
using port priorities5-44
number of supported instances5-2
parameters4-80
path cost
changing4-97
configuring5-48
Port Fast
port grouping parameters4-13, 5-31
port parameters, changing4-93
redundant connectivity4-83
redundant links with UplinkFast4-84
supported number of spanning-tree instances4-80
switch priority4-91
VLAN parameters described4-87
stp-list parameter4-80
Sun Microsystems
URL for required plug-in4-9
switches
see candidates, command switch, member switches
Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN)
disabling4-18
illustrated4-16
switchport command5-33
system date and time4-22
T
tables
message severity levelsA-2
variable fieldsA-3
TACACS+
AAA accounting commands4-106
AAA authorization commands4-105
configuring4-101
initializing4-104
server, creating4-103
tacacs-server host command4-103
tacacs-server retransmit command4-103, 4-107
tacacs-server timeout command4-103
Telnet, starting from browser2-33
TFTP server, upgrading multiple switches with3-52
time
daylight saving4-23
setting4-22
time zones4-22
TLV5-10
Token Ring VLANs
overview5-20
toolbar icons
Cluster Builder2-6
Cluster Manager2-19
Cluster View2-6
topology3-30
traceback reportsA-4
traffic
forwarding, and protected ports4-100
monitoring4-15
reducing flooded4-18
transmit queue5-38
transparent mode, VTP5-8, 5-16
trap managers
supported3-63
TrBRF VLAN defaults and ranges5-22
TrCRF VLAN defaults and ranges5-23
troubleshooting