Table Of Contents
Product Overview
Configuring Embedded CiscoView Support
Understanding Embedded CiscoView
Installing and Configuring Embedded CiscoView
Displaying Embedded CiscoView Information
Product Overview
The Cisco IOS on the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches product supports the following hardware and software:
•Supervisor Engine 2, Policy Feature Card 2 (PFC2), and Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 (MSFC2); and in Catalyst 6500 series switches:
–Switch Fabric Module
–Fabric-enabled switching modules
–Fabric-enabled switching modules with a distributed forwarding card (DFC)
•Supervisor Engine 1, PFC, and MSFC or MSFC2
•All Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration from the same user interface
•Except for VLANs, Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration is stored in a standard IOS configuration file
Refer to the Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 E on the Catalyst 6500 and Cisco 7600 Supervisor Engine and MSFC publication for complete information about the chassis, modules, and software features supported by the Catalyst 6500 series switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.1E/native/release/notes/OL_2310.html
The Cisco IOS on the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches product supports configuration using:
•CLI—See Chapter 2, "Command-Line Interfaces"
•SNMP—Refer to the IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and Command Reference at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1831/tsd_products_support_eol_series_home.html
•IOS web browser interface—Refer to "Using the Cisco Web Browser" in the IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and Command Reference at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1831/tsd_products_support_eol_series_home.html
•Embedded CiscoView—See the "Configuring Embedded CiscoView Support" section.
Configuring Embedded CiscoView Support
These sections describe the Embedded CiscoView support available with Release 12.1(20)E and later releases:
•Understanding Embedded CiscoView
•Installing and Configuring Embedded CiscoView
•Displaying Embedded CiscoView Information
Understanding Embedded CiscoView
The Embedded CiscoView network management system is a web-based interface that uses HTTP and SNMP to provide a graphical representation of the switch and to provide a GUI-based management and configuration interface.
Installing and Configuring Embedded CiscoView
To install and configure Embedded CiscoView, perform the following steps:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router# dir device_name
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Displays the contents of the device.
If you are installing Embedded CiscoView for the first time, or if the CiscoView directory is empty, skip to Step 4.
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Step 2
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Router# delete device_name:cv/*
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Removes existing files from the CiscoView directory.
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Step 3
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Router# squeeze device_name:
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Recovers the space in the file system.
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Step 4
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Router# archive tar /xtract tftp://
ip address of tftp server/ciscoview.tar
device_name:cv
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Extracts the CiscoView files from the tar file on the TFTP server to the CiscoView directory.
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Step 5
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Router# dir device_name:
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Displays the contents of the device.
In a redundant configuration, repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for the file system on the redundant supervisor engine.
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Step 6
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Router# configure terminal
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Enters global configuration mode.
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Step 7
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Router(config)# ip http server
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Enables the HTTP web server.
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Step 8
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Router(config)# snmp-server community string ro
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Configures the SNMP password for read-only operation.
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Step 9
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Router(config)# snmp-server community string rw
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Configures the SNMP password for read/write operation.
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Note The default password for accessing the switch web page is the enable-level password of the switch.
For more information about web access to the switch, refer to "Using the Cisco Web Browser" in the IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_1/configfun/configuration/guide/fcd105.html
Displaying Embedded CiscoView Information
To display the Embedded CiscoView information, enter the following EXEC commands:
Command
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Purpose
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Router# show ciscoview package
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Displays information about the Embedded CiscoView files.
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Router# show ciscoview version
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Displays the Embedded CiscoView version.
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