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set spantree priority

set spantree root

set spantree uplinkfast

set summertime

set system baud

set system contact

set system core-dump

set system core-file

set system countrycode

set system crossbar-fallback

set system highavailability

set system highavailability versioning

set system location

set system modem

set system name

set system supervisor-update

set system switchmode allow

set system syslog-dump

set system syslog-file

set tacacs attempts

set tacacs directedrequest

set tacacs key

set tacacs server

set tacacs timeout

set test diagfail-action

set test diaglevel

set time

set timezone

set traffic monitor

set trunk

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set spantree priority

To set the bridge priority for a VLAN or an instance when PVST+ or MISTP is running, use the set spantree priority command.

set spantree priority bridge_priority vlans

set spantree priority bridge_priority mistp-instance instances

set spantree priority bridge_priority mst instances

Syntax Description

bridge_priority	Number representing the priority of the bridge; see the "Usage Guidelines" section for valid values.
vlans	Number of the VLAN; valid values are from 1 to 1005 and from 1025 to 4094.
mistp-instance instances	Specifies the instance numbers; valid values are from 1 to 16.
mst instances	Specifies the MST instance numbers; valid values are from 1 to 15.

Defaults

The default is the bridge priority is set to 32768.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

the MSM.

If MISTP or the MAC reduction feature is enabled, valid bridge_priority values are 0, 4096, 8192, 12288, 16384, 20480, 24576, 28672, 32768, 36864, 40960, 45056, 49152, 53248, 57344, and 61440, with 0 indicating high priority and 61440, low priority.

If MISTP or the MAC reduction feature is disabled, valid bridge_priority values are from 0 to 65535.

If you enable MISTP, you cannot set the VLAN bridge priority.

If you enable PVST+, you cannot set the instance priority.

If you try to set instance priority with PVST+ enabled, this message is displayed:

This command is only valid when STP is in MISTP or MISTP-PVST+ mode.

Examples

This example shows how to set the bridge priority of instance 3:

Console> (enable) set spantree priority 14 mistp-instance 3  

Instance 3 bridge priority set to 14.

Instance 3 does not exist.

Your configuration has been saved to NVRAM only.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the bridge priority for MST instance 0:

Console> (enable) set spantree priority 28672 mst 0 

MST Spantree 0 bridge priority set to 28672. 

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to set the bridge priority for multiple MST instances:

Console> (enable) set spantree priority 28672 mst 0-4 

MST Spantrees 0-4 bridge priority set to 28672. 

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show spantree

set spantree root

To set the primary or secondary root for specific VLANs, all VLANs of the switch, or an instance, use the set spantree root command.

set spantree root [secondary] [vlans] [dia network_diameter] [hello hello_time]

set spantree root [secondary] mistp-instance instance [dia network_diameter]
[hello hello_time]

set spantree root [secondary] mst instance [dia network_diameter] [hello hello_time]

Syntax Description

secondary	(Optional) Designates this switch as a secondary root, should the primary root fail.
vlans	(Optional) Number of the VLAN; valid values are from 1 to 1005 and from 1025 to 4094.
dia network_diameter	(Optional) Specifies the maximum number of bridges between any two points of end stations; valid values are from 1 through 7.
hello hello_time	(Optional) Specifies in seconds, the duration between the generation of configuration messages by the root switch.
mistp-instance instance	Specifies the instance number; valid values are from 1 to 16.
mst instance	Specifies an MST instance; valid values are from 1 to 16.

Defaults

If you do not specify the secondary keyword, the default is to make the switch the primary root.

The default value of the network diameter is 7.

If you do not specify the hello_time value, the current value of hello_time is calculated from the network diameter.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

If you do not specify a VLAN number, VLAN 1 is assumed.

This command is run on backbone or distribution switches.

You can run the secondary root many times to create backup switches in case of a root failure.

The set spantree root secondary bridge priority value is 16384, except when MAC reduction or MISTP are enabled, then the value is 28672.

The set spantree root bridge priority value is 16384, except when MAC reduction or MISTP are enabled, then the value is 24576.

This command increases path costs to a value greater than 3000.

If you enable MISTP, you cannot set the VLAN root. If you enable PVST+, you cannot set the instance root.

Examples

This example shows how to set the primary root for a range of VLANs:

Console> (enable) set spantree root 1-10 dia 4

VLANs 1-10 bridge priority set to 8192

VLANs 1-10 bridge max aging time set to 14 seconds.

VLANs 1-10 bridge hello time set to 2 seconds.

VLANs 1-10 bridge forward delay set to 9 seconds.

Switch is now the root switch for active VLANs 1-6.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to set the primary root for an instance:

Console> (enable) set spantree root mistp-instance 2-4 dia 4

Instances 2-4 bridge priority set to 8192

VLInstances 2-4 bridge max aging time set to 14 seconds.

Instances 2-4 bridge hello time set to 2 seconds.

Instances 2-4 bridge forward delay set to 9 seconds.

Switch is now the root switch for active Instances 1-6.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to set the primary root for MST instance 5:

Console> (enable) set spantree root mst 5

Instance 5 bridge priority set to 24576.

Instance 5 bridge max aging time set to 16.

Instance 5 bridge hello time set to 2.

Instance 5 bridge forward delay set to 15.

Switch is now the root switch for active Instance 5.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the secondary root for MST instance 0:

Console> (enable) set spantree root secondary mst 0 

Instance 0 bridge priority set to 28672. 

Instance 0 bridge max aging time set to 20. 

Instance 0 bridge hello time set to 2. 

Instance 0 bridge forward delay set to 15. 

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the maximum number of bridges and the hello time of the root for MST instance 0:

Console> (enable) set spantree root mst 0 dia 7 hello 2 

Instance 0 bridge priority set to 24576. 

Instance 0 bridge max aging time set to 20. 

Instance 0 bridge hello time set to 2. 

Instance 0 bridge forward delay set to 15. 

Switch is now the root switch for active Instance 0. 

Console> (enable) 

These examples show that setting the bridge priority to 8192 was not sufficient to make this switch the root. The priority was further reduced to 7192 (100 less than the current root switch) to make this switch the root switch. However, reducing it to this value did not make it the root switch for active VLANs 16 and 17.

Console> (enable) set spantree root 11-20.

VLANs 11-20 bridge priority set to 7192

VLANs 11-10 bridge max aging time set to 20 seconds.

VLANs 1-10 bridge hello time set to 2 seconds.

VLANs 1-10 bridge forward delay set to 13 seconds.

Switch is now the root switch for active VLANs 11-15,18-20.

Switch could not become root switch for active VLAN 16-17.

Console> (enable) 

Console> (enable) set spantree root secondary 22,24 dia 5 hello 1

VLANs 22,24 bridge priority set to 16384.

VLANs 22,24 bridge max aging time set to 10 seconds.

VLANs 22,24 bridge hello time set to 1 second.

VLANs 22,24 bridge forward delay set to 7 seconds.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show spantree

set spantree uplinkfast

To enable fast switchover to alternate ports when the root port fails, use the set spantree uplinkfast command. This command applies to a switch, not to a WAN.

set spantree uplinkfast {enable | disable} [rate station_update_rate] [all-protocols {off | on}]

Syntax Description

enable	Enables fast switchover.
disable	Disables fast switchover.
rate station_update_rate	(Optional) Specifies the number of multicast packets transmitted per 100 ms when an alternate port is chosen after the root port goes down.
all-protocols	(Optional) Specifies whether or not to generate multicast packets for all protocols (IP, IPX, AppleTalk, and Layer 2 packets).
off	(Optional) Turns off the all-protocols feature.
on	(Optional) Turns on the all-protocols feature.

Defaults

The default station_update_rate is 15 packets per 100 milliseconds.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

This command is not available in MST mode.

The set spantree uplinkfast enable command has the following results:

•Changes the bridge priority to 49152 for all VLANs (allowed VLANs).

•Increases the path cost and portvlancost of all ports to a value greater than 3000.

•On detecting the failure of a root port, an instant cutover occurs to an alternate port selected by Spanning Tree Protocol.

If you run the set spantree uplinkfast enable command on a switch that has this feature already enabled, only the station update rate is updated. The rest of the parameters are not modified.

If you run the set spantree uplinkfast disable command on a switch, the UplinkFast feature is disabled but the switch priority and port cost values are not reset to the default settings. To reset the values to the default settings, enter the clear spantree uplinkfast command.

The default station_update_rate value is 15 packets per 100 milliseconds, which is equivalent to a 1-percent load on a 10-megabit per second Ethernet network. If you specify this value as 0, the generation of these packets is turned off.

You do not have to turn on the all-protocols feature on Catalyst 6500 series switches that have both the UplinkFast and protocol filtering features enabled. Use the all-protocols feature only on Catalyst 6500 series switches that have UplinkFast enabled but do not have protocol filtering; upstream switches in the network use protocol filtering. You must enter the all-protocols option to inform the UplinkFast task whether or not to generate multicast packets for all protocols.

Examples

This example shows how to enable spantree UplinkFast and specify the number of multicast packets transmitted to 40 packets per 100 milliseconds:

Console> (enable) set spantree uplinkfast enable rate 40

VLANs 1-4094 bridge priority set to 49152.

The port cost and portvlancost of all ports set to above 3000.

Station update rate set to 40 packets/100ms.

uplinkfast all-protocols field set to off.

uplinkfast enabled for bridge.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to disable spantree UplinkFast:

Console> (enable) set spantree uplinkfast disable

Uplinkfast disabled for switch. 

Use clear spantree uplinkfast to return stp parameters to default.

Console> (enable) clear spantree uplink

This command will cause all portcosts, portvlancosts, and the 

bridge priority on all vlans to be set to default.

Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y

VLANs 1-1005 bridge priority set to 32768.

The port cost of all bridge ports set to default value.

The portvlancost of all bridge ports set to default value.

uplinkfast disabled for bridge.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to turn on the all-protocols feature:

Console> (enable) set spantree uplinkfast enable all-protocols on

uplinkfast update packets enabled for all protocols.

uplinkfast enabled for bridge. 

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to turn off the all-protocols feature:

Console> (enable) set spantree uplinkfast enable all-protocols off

uplinkfast all-protocols field set to off.

uplinkfast already enabled for bridge.

Console> (enable)

This example shows the output when instances have been configured:

Console> (enable) set spantree uplinkfast enable

Instances 1-15 bridge priority set to 49152.

The port cost and portinstancecost of all ports set to above 3000.

Station update rate set to 15 mpackets/100ms.

uplinkfast all-protocols field set to off.

uplinkfast already enabled for bridge.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

clear spantree uplinkfast
show spantree uplinkfast

set summertime

To specify whether the system should set the clock ahead one hour during daylight saving time, use the set summertime command.

set summertime {enable | disable} [zone]

set summertime recurring [{week} {day} {month} {hh:mm} {week | day | month | hh:mm} [offset]]

set summertime date {month} {date} {year} {hh:mm} {month | date | year | hh:mm}
[offset]

Syntax Description

enable	Causes the system to set the clock ahead one hour during daylight saving time.
disable	Prevents the system from setting the clock ahead one hour during daylight saving time.
zone	(Optional) Time zone used by the set summertime command.
recurring	Specifies the summertime dates that recur every year.
week	Week of the month (first, second, third, fourth, last, 1...5).
day	Day of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and so forth).
month	Month of the year (January, February, March, and so forth).
hh:mm	Hours and minutes.
offset	(Optional) Amount of offset in minutes (1 to 1440 minutes).
date	Day of the month (1 to 31).
year	Number of the year (1993 to 2035).

Defaults

By default, the set summertime command is disabled. Once enabled, the default for offset is 60 minutes, following U.S. standards.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

After you enter the clear config command, the dates and times are set to default.

Unless you configure it otherwise, this command advances the clock one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April and moves back the clock one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in October.

Examples

This example shows how to cause the system to set the clock ahead one hour during daylight saving time:

Console> (enable) set summertime enable PDT

Summertime is enabled and set to "PDT".

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to prevent the system from setting the clock ahead one hour during daylight saving time:

Console> (enable) set summertime disable

Summertime disabled.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set daylight saving time to the zonename AUS and repeat every year, starting from the third Monday of February at noon and ending at the second Saturday of August at
3:00 p.m. with an offset of 30 minutes:

Console> (enable) set summertime AUS recurring 3 Mon Feb 12:00 2 Saturday Aug 15:00 30

Summer time is disabled and set to 'AUS' with offset 30 minutes.

   start: 12:00:00 Sun Feb 13 2000

   end:   14:00:00 Sat Aug 26 2000

   Recurring, starting at 12:00:00 on Sunday of the third week of February and ending 
   on Saturday of the fourth week of August.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the daylight saving time to start on January 29, 1999 at 2:00 a.m. and end on August 19, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. with an offset of 30 minutes:

Console> (enable) set summertime date jan 29 1999 02:00 aug 19 2004 15:00 30 

Summertime is disabled and set to ''

Start : Fri Jan 29 1999, 02:00:00

End   : Thu Aug 19 2004, 15:00:00

Offset: 30 minutes

Recurring: no

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to set recurring to reset default to US summertime:

Console> (enable) set summertime recurring 3 mon feb 4 thurs oct 8:00 500

Command authorization none.

Summertime is enabled and set to `'

Start : Mon Feb 21 2000, 03:00:00

End   : Fri Oct 20 2000, 08:00:00

Offset: 500 minutes (8 hours 20 minutes)

Recurring: yes, starting at 03:00am of third Monday of February and ending on 08:00am of 
fourth Thursday of October.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show summertime

set system baud

To set the console port baud rate, use the set system baud command.

set system baud rate

Syntax Description

rate	Baud rate; valid rates are 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, and 38400.

Defaults

The default is 9600 baud.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to set the system baud rate to 19200:

Console> (enable) set system baud 19200

System console port baud rate set to 19200.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show system

set system contact

To identify a contact person for the system, use the set system contact command.

set system contact [contact_string]

Syntax Description

contact_string

(Optional) Text string that contains the name of the person to contact for system administration. If you do not specify a contact string, the system contact string is cleared.

Defaults

The default is no system contact is configured.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to set the system contact string:

Console> (enable) set system contact Xena ext.24

System contact set.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show system

set system core-dump

To enable or disable the core dump feature, use the set system core-dump command.

set system core-dump {enable | disable}

Syntax Description

enable	Enables the core dump feature.
disable	Disables the core dump feature.

Defaults

The default is disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

The core dump feature generates a report of images when your system fails due to a software error. The core image is stored in the file system. From this file, you can examine an error condition of a process when it is terminated due to an exception.

The size of the file system depends on the memory card size. The core dump file generated is proportional to the size of the system DRAM. Make sure that you have enough memory available to store the core dump file.

In order to maintain the core dump image, the yield CPU is disabled during the core dump process. You should have a redundant supervisor engine installed to take over normal operations. If the switch has a redundant supervisor engine setup, the redundant supervisor engine takes over automatically before the core dump occurs. The previously active supervisor engine resets itself after the core dump completes.

Examples

This example shows how to enable the core dump feature:

Console> (enable) set system core-dump enable

(1) In the event of a system crash, this feature will

     cause a core file to be written out.

(2) Core file generation may take up to 20 minutes.

(3) Selected core file is slot0:crash.hz

(4) Please make sure the above device has been installed,

    and ready to use

Core-dump enabled

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to disable the core dump feature:

Console> (enable) set system core-dump disable

Core-dump disabled

Console> (enable)

set system core-file

To specify the core image filename, use the set system core-file command.

set system core-file {device:[filename]}

Syntax Description

device	Device where the core image file resides; valid values are bootflash and slot0.
filename	(Optional) Name of the core image file.

Defaults

The default filename is "crashinfo."

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

A device name check is performed when you enter the set system core-file command. If a valid device name is not found, an error message displays.

When a core dump occurs, the actual file written out will append the date to the filename in this format: _{yymmdd}-{hhmmss}.

Examples

This example shows how to use the default core image filename:

Console> (enable) set system core-file bootflash:

Attach default filename crashinfo to the device

System core-file set.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the core image filename:

Console> (enable) set system core-file slot0:abc

System core-file set.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

set system core-dump

set system countrycode

To specify the country where the system is physically located, use the set system countrycode command.

set system countrycode code

Syntax Description

code	Country code; see the "Usage Guidelines" section for format information.

Defaults

The default is US (United States).

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

The country code is a two-letter country code taken from ISO-3166 (for example, VA=Holy See [Vatican City State], VU=Vanuatu, and TF=French Southern Territories).

Examples

This example shows how to set the system country code:

Console> (enable) set system countrycode US

Country code is set to US.

Console> (enable) 

set system crossbar-fallback

To select the action taken when the Switch Fabric Module fails, use the set system crossbar-fallback command.

set system crossbar-fallback {bus-mode | none}

Syntax Description

bus-mode	Fails to the system bus.
none	Does not fail over to the system bus.

Defaults

The default is bus-mode.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

You can either have the Switch Fabric Module fail over to the bus or have the switch not fail over at all (in which case, the switch should be down).

This command is supported on systems configured with a Switch Fabric Module and the Supervisor Engine 2 with Layer 3 Switching Engine II (PFC2) only.

Examples

This example shows how to set the Switch Fabric Module to fail over to the system bus:

Console> (enable) set system crossbar-fallback bus-mode 

System crossbar-fallback set to bus-mode.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to set the Switch Fabric Module to not fail over:

Console> (enable) set system crossbar-fallback none 

System crossbar-fallback set to none.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show fabric channel

set system highavailability

To enable or disable high system availability for the switch, use the set system highavailability command.

set system highavailability {enable | disable}

Syntax Description

enable	Activates system high availability.
disable	Deactivates system high availability.

Defaults

The default is disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

High availability provides Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocol redundancy.

If you enable high availability while the redundant supervisor engine is running, the switch checks the version compatibility between the two supervisor engines. If the versions are compatible, database synchronization occurs. When you disable high availability, database synchronization does not occur and protocols restart on the redundant supervisor engine after switchover.

If you disable high availability from the enabled state, synchronization from the active supervisor engine is stopped. On the redundant supervisor engine, current synchronization data is discarded. If you enable high availability from the disabled state, synchronization from the active supervisor engine to the redundant supervisor engine starts (if you have a redundant supervisor engine and its image version is compatible with the active supervisor engine).

Examples

This example shows how to enable high availability:

Console> (enable) set system highavailability enable

System high availability enabled.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to disable high availability:

Console> (enable) set system highavailability disable

System high availability disabled.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

set system highavailability versioning
show system highavailability

set system highavailability versioning

To enable and disable support for supervisor engine image versioning, use the set system highavailability versioning command.

set system highavailability versioning {enable | disable}

Syntax Description

enable	Activates system high-availability versioning.
disable	Deactivates system high-availability versioning.

Defaults

The default is disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

The high-availability versioning feature allows the Catalyst 6500 series switch to run different images on the active and redundant supervisor engines. When you enable image versioning, Flash image synchronization (from active to the redundant supervisor engines) does not occur, allowing active and redundant supervisor engines to run different images.

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Caution When you disable image versioning, the active and redundant supervisor engines must run the same image version.

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If you disable the image versioning option from the enabled state, no additional action is necessary on the redundant supervisor engine. (The redundant supervisor engine should be running the same image as the active supervisor engine.) If you want to load a different image, you have to restart the redundant supervisor engine.

If you enable the image versioning option from the disabled state and you have a redundant supervisor engine and active supervisor engine running a different image than that of the active supervisor engine, Flash synchronization will copy the active supervisor engine image to the redundant supervisor engine image and then restart it.

If you enable the image versioning option on the active supervisor engine and the redundant supervisor engine is running a different image, the NVRAM synchronization cannot occur because the NVRAM versions are not compatible. If this is the case, after switchover, the old NVRAM configuration on the supervisor engine is used.

Examples

This example shows how to enable high-availability versioning:

Console> (enable) set system highavailability versioning enable

Image versioning enabled.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to disable high-availability versioning:

Console> (enable) set system highavailability versioning disable

Image versioning disabled.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

set system highavailability
show system highavailability

set system location

To identify the location of the system, use the set system location command.

set system location [location_string]

Syntax Description

location_string

(Optional) Text string that indicates where the system is located.

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

If you do not specify a location string, the system location is cleared.

Examples

This example shows how to set the system location string:

Console> (enable) set system location Closet 230 4/F

System location set.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

show system

set system modem

To enable or disable modem control lines on the console port, use the set system modem command.

set system modem {enable | disable}

Syntax Description

enable	Activates modem control lines on the console port.
disable	Deactivates modem control lines on the console port.

Defaults

The default is modem control lines are disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to disable modem control lines on the console port:

Console> (enable) set system modem disable

Modem control lines disabled on console port.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show system

set system name

To configure a name for the system, use the set system name command.

set system name [name_string]

Syntax Description

name_string

(Optional) Text string that identifies the system.

Defaults

The default is no system name is configured.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

If you use the set system name command to assign a name to the switch, the switch name is used as the prompt string. However, if you specify a different prompt string using the set prompt command, that string is used for the prompt.

If you do not specify a system name, the system name is cleared and a DNS lookup is initiated for a system name. If a name is found, that is the name used; if no name is found, no name is designated.

The system name can be 255 characters long, and the prompt can be 20 characters long. The system name is truncated appropriately when used as a prompt; a greater-than symbol (>) is appended to the truncated system name. If the system name was found from a DNS lookup, it is truncated to remove the domain name.

If the prompt is obtained using the system name, it is updated whenever the system name changes. You can overwrite this prompt any time by setting the prompt manually. Any change in the prompt is reflected in all current open sessions.

If you do not specify a name, the system name is cleared.

Examples

This example shows how to set the system name to Information Systems:

Console> (enable) set system name Information Systems

System name set.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

set prompt
show system

set system supervisor-update

To configure the Erasable Programmable Logic Device (EPLD) upgrade process, use the set system supervisor-update command.

set system supervisor-update {automatic | disable | force}

Syntax Description

automatic	Upgrades an earlier supervisor engine EPLD image at bootup.
force	Upgrades supervisor engine EPLD image regardless of the version label.
disable	Disables automatic updates of supervisor engine EPLD image at bootup.

Defaults

The supervisor engine EPLD upgrade is disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

If you specify the automatic keyword, the system checks the version level of the bundled EPLD image and performs the upgrade if the bundled EPLD image version is greater than the existing version.

If you specify the force keyword, the system upgrades the existing EPLD image with the bundled EPLD image regardless of the version level. After a forced upgrade, the configuration reverts back to the automatic default setting.

If you specify the disable keyword, the automatic EPLD upgrade process is disabled.

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Note Supervisor engine EPLD upgrades are supported only on Supervisor Engine 2. Non-supervisor engine module (switching modules and service modules) EPLD upgrades are supported using Supervisor Engine 1 or Supervisor Engine 2.

The EPLD image for Supervisor Engine 2 is included in the Catalyst supervisor engine software image. The EPLD image for non-supervisor engine modules is provided in a separate downloadable image.

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Examples

This example shows how to specify the automatic option for EPLD upgrades:

Console> (enable) set system supervisor-update automatic

Down-rev supervisor EPLD's will be re-programmed next reset. 

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to specify the force option for EPLD upgrades:

Console> (enable) set system supervisor-update force

Supervisor EPLD's will synchronize to the image bundle during the next reset.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to disable EPLD upgrades:

Console> (enable) set system supervisor-update disable

Supervisor EPLD update during reset is disabled.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

download
show system supervisor-update
show version

set system switchmode allow

To configure the switching mode for the system, use the set system switchmode allow command.

set system switchmode allow {truncated | bus-only}

Syntax Description

truncated	Specifies truncated mode; see the "Usage Guidelines" section for additional information.
bus-only	Forces the system to be in flow-through mode.

Defaults

The default is truncated.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

When you install a Switch Fabric Module in a Catalyst 6500 series switch, the traffic is forwarded to and from modules in one of the following modes:

•Flow-through mode—In this mode, data passes between the local bus and the supervisor engine bus. This mode is used for traffic to or from nonfabric-enabled modules.

•Truncated mode—In this mode, only the truncated data (the first 64 bytes of the frame) is sent over the switch fabric channel if both the destination and the source modules are fabric-enabled modules. If either the source or destination is not a fabric-enabled module, the data goes through the switch fabric channel and the data bus. The Switch Fabric Module does not get involved when traffic is forwarded between nonfabric-enabled modules.

•Compact mode—In this mode, a compact version of the DBus header is forwarded over the switch fabric channel, delivering the best possible switching rate. Nonfabric-enabled modules do not support the compact mode and will generate CRC errors if they receive frames in compact mode. This mode is only used if nonfabric-enabled modules are not installed in the chassis.

If you enter the truncated keyword and your system does not contain nonfabric-enabled modules, the system is placed in compact mode.

If two or more fabric-enabled modules are installed in your system, forwarding between these modules occurs in truncated mode.

Examples

This example shows how to set the switching mode to truncated:

Console> (enable) set system switchmode allow truncated

System switchmode allow set to truncated.

Console> (enable) 

This example shows how to set the switching mode to bus-only:

Console> (enable) set system switchmode allow bus-only

System switchmode allow set to bus-only.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

show system switchmode

set system syslog-dump

To write system messages in the syslog buffer to a flash file before the system fails, use the set system syslog-dump command.

set system syslog-dump {enable | disable}

Syntax Description

enable	Enables the syslog dump feature.
disable	Disables the syslog dump feature.

Defaults

The syslog dump feature is disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

If the system fails, a file containing the system messages in the syslog buffer (as displayed when entering the show logging buffer command) is produced.

Enter the set system syslog-file command to specify the flash device and syslog file name for the syslog dump when the system fails.

Examples

This example shows how to enable the syslog dump feature:

Console> (enable) set system syslog-dump enable

(1) In the event of a system crash, this feature will

    cause a syslog file to be written out.

(2) Selected syslog file is slot0:sysloginfo

(3) Please make sure the above device has been installed,

    and ready to use.

Syslog-dump enabled

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to disable the syslog dump feature:

Console> (enable) set system syslog-dump disable

Syslog-dump disabled

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

set system syslog-file
show system

set system syslog-file

To specify the flash device and file name for the syslog dump when the system fails, use the set system syslog-file command.

set system syslog-file [device:[filename]]

Syntax Description

device:	(Optional) Name of the flash device.
filename	(Optional) Name of the file for the syslog dump.

Defaults

The flash device is slot0.

The file name is sysloginfo.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

Enter the set system syslog-dump command to enable or disable the syslog dump feature. You can change the flash device and the file name when the syslog dump feature is enabled or disabled.

If you only specify the flash device, the file name is automatically set to sysloginfo. If you do not specify the device or the file name, the previous file name for the syslog dump is cleared and the default flash device and file name (slot0:sysloginfo) are used.

Examples

This example shows how to set the flash device for the syslog dump feature:

Console> (enable) set system syslog-file bootflash:

Default filename sysloginfo added to the device bootflash:

System syslog-file set.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the flash device and the file name:

Console> (enable) set system syslog-file bootflash:sysmsgs1

System syslog-file set.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to restore the flash device and the file name to the default settings:

Console> (enable) set system syslog-file

System syslog-file set to the default file.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

set system syslog-dump
show system

set tacacs attempts

To configure the maximum number of login attempts allowed to the TACACS+ server, use the set tacacs attempts command.

set tacacs attempts count

Syntax Description

count

Number of login attempts allowed; valid values are from 1 to 10.

Defaults

The default is three attempts.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the TACACS+ server to allow a maximum of six login attempts:

Console> (enable) set tacacs attempts 6

Tacacs number of attempts set to 6.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show tacacs

set tacacs directedrequest

To enable or disable the TACACS+ directed-request option, use the set tacacs directedrequest command. When enabled, you can direct a request to any of the configured TACACS+ servers and only the username is sent to the specified server.

set tacacs directedrequest {enable | disable}

Syntax Description

enable	Sends the portion of the address before the @ sign (the username) to the host specified after the @ sign.
disable	Sends the entire address string to the default TACACS+ server.

Defaults

The default is the TACACS+ directed-request option is disabled.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

When you enable TACACS+ directed-request, you must specify a configured TACACS+ server after the @ sign. If the specified host name does not match the IP address of a configured TACACS+ server, the request is rejected. When TACACS+ directed-request is disabled, the Catalyst 6500 series switch queries the list of servers beginning with the first server in the list and then sends the entire string, accepting the first response from the server. This command is useful for sites that have developed their own TACACS+ server software to parse the entire address string and make decisions based on the contents of the string.

Examples

This example shows how to enable the tacacs directedrequest option:

Console> (enable) set tacacs directedrequest enable

Tacacs direct request has been enabled.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show tacacs

set tacacs key

To set the key for TACACS+ authentication and encryption, use the set tacacs key command.

set tacacs key key

Syntax Description

key	Printable ASCII characters used for authentication and encryption.

Defaults

The default value of key is null.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

The key must be the same key used on the TACACS+ server. All leading spaces are ignored. Spaces within the key and at the end of the key are included. Double quotation marks are not required, even if there are spaces between words in the key, unless the quotation marks themselves are part of the key. The key can consist of any printable ASCII characters except the tab character.

The key length must be less than 100 characters long.

Examples

This example shows how to set the authentication and encryption key:

Console> (enable) set tacacs key Who Goes There

The tacacs key has been set to Who Goes There.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

clear spantree uplinkfast
show tacacs

set tacacs server

To define a TACACS+ server, use the set tacacs server command.

set tacacs server ip_addr [primary]

Syntax Description

ip_addr	IP address of the server on which the TACACS+ server resides.
primary	(Optional) Designates the specified server as the primary TACACS+ server.

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

You can configure a maximum of three servers. The primary server, if configured, is contacted first. If no primary server is configured, the first server configured becomes the primary server.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the server on which the TACACS+ server resides and to designate it as the primary server:

Console> (enable) set tacacs server 170.1.2.20 primary

170.1.2.20 added to TACACS server table as primary server.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

clear tacacs server
show tacacs

set tacacs timeout

To set the response timeout interval for the TACACS+ server daemon, use the set tacacs timeout command. The TACACS+ server must respond to a TACACS+ authentication request before this interval expires or the next configured server is queried.

set tacacs timeout seconds

Syntax Description

seconds

Timeout response interval in seconds; valid values are from 1 to 255.

Defaults

The default is 5 seconds.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to set the response timeout interval for the TACACS+ server to 8 seconds:

Console> (enable) set tacacs timeout 8

Tacacs timeout set to 8 seconds.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

show tacacs

set test diagfail-action

To set the action that the supervisor engine takes when a diagnostics test fails, use the set test diagfail-action command.

set test diagfail-action {offline | ignore}

Syntax Description

offline	Sets the supervisor engine to stay offline after a diagnostics test failure.
ignore	Sets the supervisor engine to ignore the diagnostics test failure and to boot.

Defaults

The supervisor engine stays offline.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

Enter the show test diagfail-action command to display the action that the supervisor engine takes after a test failure.

Examples

This example shows how to set the supervisor engine to stay offline:

Console> (enable) set test diagfail-action offline

Diagnostic failure action for SUP set to offline.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the supervisor engine to ignore the diagnostics test failure and to boot:

Console> (enable) set test diagfail-action ignore

Diagnostic failure action for SUP set to ignore.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

show test

set test diaglevel

To set the diagnostic level, use the set test diaglevel command.

set test diaglevel {complete | minimal | bypass}

Syntax Description

complete	Specifies complete diagnostics.
minimal	Specifies minimal diagnostics.
bypass	Specifies bypass diagnostics.

Defaults

The default is minimal diagnostics. See the "Usage Guidelines" section for more information about the three diagnostic levels.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

Setting the diagnostic level determines the level of testing that occurs when the system or module is reset. The three levels are as follows:

•complete—This level runs all tests.

•minimal—This level runs only EARL tests for the supervisor engine and loopback tests for all ports in the system.

•bypass—This level skips all tests.

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Note Although the default is minimal, we recommend that you set the diagnostic level at complete. We strongly recommend that you do not set the diagnostic level to bypass.

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Examples

This example shows how to set the diagnostic level to complete:

Console> (enable) set test diaglevel complete

Diagnostic level set to complete.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set the diagnostic level to bypass:

Console> (enable) set test diaglevel bypass

Diagnostic level set to bypass.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

show test

set time

To change the time of day on the system clock, use the set time command.

set time [day_of_week] [mm/dd/yy] [hh:mm:ss]

Syntax Description

day_of_week	(Optional) Day of the week.
mm/dd/yy	(Optional) Month, day, and year.
hh:mm:ss	(Optional) Current time in 24-hour format.

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to set the system clock to Saturday, October 31, 1998, 7:50 a.m:

Console> (enable) set time sat 10/31/98 7:50

Sat Oct 31 1998, 07:50:00

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

show time

set timezone

To set the time zone for the system, use the set timezone command.

set timezone [zone_name] [hours [minutes]]

Syntax Description

zone_name	(Optional) Name of the time zone to be displayed.
hours	(Optional) Number of hours offset from UTC.
minutes	(Optional) Number of minutes offset from UTC. If the specified hours value is a negative number, then the minutes value is assumed to be negative as well.

Defaults

The default is the time zone is set to UTC.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

The set timezone command is effective only when Network Time Protocol (NTP) is running. If you set the time explicitly and NTP is disengaged, the set timezone command has no effect. If you have enabled NTP and have not entered the set timezone command, the Catalyst 6500 series switch displays UTC by default.

Examples

This example shows how to set the time zone to pacific standard time with an offset of minus 8 hours from UTC:

Console> (enable) set timezone PST -8

Timezone set to "PST", offset from UTC is -8 hours.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

clear timezone
show timezone

set traffic monitor

To configure the threshold at which a high-traffic log will be generated, use the set traffic monitor command.

set traffic monitor threshold

Syntax Description

threshold

1 to 100 percent.

Defaults

The threshold is set to 100 percent; no high-traffic log is created.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

If backplane traffic exceeds the threshold configured by the set traffic monitor command, a high-traffic log is created. If the threshold is set to 100 percent, no high-traffic system warning is generated.

Examples

This example shows how to set the high-traffic threshold to 80 percent:

Console> (enable) set traffic monitor 80

Traffic monitoring threshold set to 80%.

Console> (enable) 

Related Commands

show traffic

set trunk

To configure trunk ports and to add VLANs to the allowed VLAN list for existing trunks, use the set trunk command.

set trunk mod/port {on | off | desirable | auto | nonegotiate} [vlans]
[isl | dot1q | dot10 | lane | negotiate]

set trunk all off

Syntax Description

mod/port	Number of the module and the port on the module.
on	Forces the port to become a trunk port and persuade the neighboring port to become a trunk port. The port becomes a trunk port even if the neighboring port does not agree to become a trunk.
off	Forces the port to become a nontrunk port and persuade the neighboring port to become a nontrunk port. The port becomes a nontrunk port even if the neighboring port does not agree to become a nontrunk port.
desirable	Causes the port to negotiate actively with the neighboring port to become a trunk link.
auto	Causes the port to become a trunk port if the neighboring port tries to negotiate a trunk link.
nonegotiate	Forces the port to become a trunk port but prevents it from sending DTP frames to its neighbor.
vlans	(Optional) VLANs to add to the list of allowed VLANs on the trunk; valid values are from 1 to 1000 and 1025 to 4094.
isl	(Optional) Specifies an ISL trunk on a Fast or Gigabit Ethernet port.
dot1q	(Optional) Specifies an IEEE 802.1Q trunk on a Fast or Gigabit Ethernet port.
dot10	(Optional) Specifies an IEEE 802.10 trunk on a FDDI or CDDI port.
lane	(Optional) Specifies an ATM LANE trunk on an ATM port.
negotiate	(Optional) Specifies that the port become an ISL (preferred) or 802.1Q trunk, depending on the configuration and capabilities of the neighboring port.
all off	Turns off trunking on all ports.

Defaults

The default port mode is auto.

Command Types

Switch command.

Command Modes

Privileged.

Usage Guidelines

This command is not supported by the NAM.

The following usage guidelines apply when using the set trunk command:

•If a trunk-type keyword (isl, dot1q, negotiate) is not specified when configuring an EtherChannel trunk, the current trunk type is not affected.

•To return a trunk to its default trunk type and mode, enter the clear trunk mod/port command.

•Trunking capabilities are hardware-dependent. Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide to determine the trunking capabilities of your hardware, or enter the show port capabilities command.

•Catalyst 6500 series switches use the DTP to negotiate trunk links automatically on EtherChannel ports. Whether or not a port will negotiate to become a trunk port depends on both the mode and the trunk type specified for that port. Refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide for detailed information on how trunk ports are negotiated.

•DTP is a point-to-point protocol. However, some internetworking devices might improperly forward DTP frames. You can avoid this problem by ensuring that trunking is turned off on ports connected to non-Catalyst 6500 series switch devices if you do not intend to trunk across those links. When enabling trunking on a link to a Cisco router, enter the noneg keyword to cause the port to become a trunk but not generate DTP frames.

•To remove VLANs from the allowed list for a trunk, enter the clear trunk mod/port vlans command. When you first configure a port as a trunk, the set trunk command always adds all VLANs to the allowed VLAN list for the trunk, even if you specify a VLAN range. (The specified VLAN range is ignored.)

•To remove VLANs from the allowed list, enter the clear trunk mod/port vlans command. To later add VLANs that were removed, enter the set trunk mod/port vlans command.

•You cannot change the allowed VLAN range on the MSM port. The MSM port can be configured only as an IEEE 802.1Q-type trunk.

•For trunking to be negotiated on EtherChannel ports, the ports must be in the same VTP domain. However, you can use the on or noneg mode to force a port to become a trunk, even if it is in a different domain.

Examples

This example shows how to set port 2 on module 1 as a trunk port:

Console> (enable) set trunk 1/2 on

Port(s) 1/2 trunk mode set to on.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to add VLANs 5 through 50 to the allowed VLAN list for a trunk port (VLANs were previously removed from the allowed list with the clear trunk command):

Console> (enable) set trunk 1/1 5-50

Adding vlans 5-50 to allowed list.

Port(s) 1/1 allowed vlans modified to 1,5-50,101-1005.

Console> (enable)

This example shows how to set port 5 on module 4 as an 802.1Q trunk port in desirable mode:

Console> (enable) set trunk 4/5 desirable dot1q

Port(s) 4/5 trunk mode set to desirable.

Port(s) 4/5 trunk type set to dot1q.

Console> (enable)

Related Commands

clear trunk 
set vtp 
show port dot1q-ethertype 
show trunk 
show vtp statistics