Table of Contents

index

A

abbreviating commands     2-3

access control lists. See ACLs

ACLs

about     1-12

supported     1-6

aggregate capacity, full duplex     1-9

AppleTalk

about     5-12

AURP     5-12

routing protocols     1-13

appletalk cable-range command     5-13

appletalk routing command     5-13

appletalk zone command     5-13

Apple Update-based Routing Protocol. See AURP

AURP

enabling     5-12

B

backing up system image     3-18

bootable system images, copying     3-17

bootflash, disable booting from     3-17

bridge-group command     4-9, 6-3

bridge groups

maximum number     4-10

routing     6-4

bridge-group virtual interface. See BVIs

bridge irb command     6-6

bridge priority command     6-2, 6-3

bridge protocol command     6-2

bridging

about     6-1

administering     6-3

configuration tasks     6-2

configuring     6-2

feature list     1-4

initial configuration     6-2

bvi command     6-6

BVIs

about     6-4

configuring     6-6

displaying information     6-7

over Fast EtherChannel     5-6

routing enabled     6-5

C

cd command     3-16

cdp command     4-17

CEF

about     1-14

warning about commands     1-14

channel-group command     7-4

Cisco Discovery Protocol, about     1-13

Cisco Express Forwarding. See CEF

Cisco IOS

access levels     2-2

backing out one level     2-3

bridging functionality     6-1

command-line interface     2-2

command modes     2-2  to 2-3

commands not supported     B-1  to B-5

global configuration mode     2-3

interface configuration mode     2-3

interface marked "up"     5-6

line configuration mode     2-3

listing commands     2-3

privileged EXEC mode     2-3

routing protocols supported     1-13

running configuration, displaying     3-4

software basics     2-2

user EXEC mode     2-3

clear bridge command     6-3

clear vlan command     4-12

clear vlan statistics command     6-3

clock, setting     3-5, 3-6

clock source command     4-16, 4-29

config-reg 0x2102 command     3-17

configuration modes

about     2-2

global configuration     2-3

interface configuration     2-3

line configuration     2-3

configuration register

changing value     3-9

configuring

10BaseT and 100BaseT     4-6

bridging     6-1

BVIs     6-6

current time     3-5

direct console connection     3-2

EtherChannel encapsulation     7-6

examples

Catalyst 8540 CSR with HSRP     C-6

Catalyst 8540 CSR with ISL and VLAN     C-1

Fast EtherChannel     7-2

Flash PC Cards     3-14

Gigabit Ethernet interfaces     4-5

host name     3-5

information required for     2-2

interfaces     4-2

IP     5-1

IP multicast     5-6

IPX     5-9

IRB     6-4

ISL over FEC     7-6

NTP     3-6

route processor redundancy     3-8

route processors     3-3

routing protocols     5-4

snooping     4-39

subinterfaces     4-9

switch processors, preferred     3-12

VLANs     4-8

configuring management ports     3-3

console connections

configuring     3-2

See also management ports

constrained multicast flooding     5-6

control layers, functions     1-10

copy flash tftp command     3-18

copying

system images

from slot to slot     3-16

to TFTP server     3-18

D

debug ip rip command     5-6

debug ipx routing activity     5-12

debug ipx sap command     5-12

debug lss ipmcast     5-8

debug lss ipucast     5-6

debug vlan packet command     4-12

delete command     3-17

dense mode, PIM     5-7

dir command     3-16

displaying switch router configuration     3-4

distributed hardware forwarding     1-10

documentation, related     xiv

E

EHSA

route processor redundancy     3-6

switch processor redundancy     3-12

EIGRP

about     5-3

e-mail, technical support     D-3

enable mode     2-3

enable passwords     3-3

enable secret passwords     3-3

encap dot1q command     4-10, 4-11

encap isl command     4-9

encapsulation command     4-16

Enhanced High System Availability. See EHSA

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol. See EIGRP

error messages, logging     D-2

EtherChannel

benefits     7-1

configuring encapsulation     7-6

ISL VLANs     7-2

keepalive signals     7-5

port channels supported     7-2

Ethernet interfaces

configuring 10BaseT and 100BaseT     4-6

configuring Gigabit Ethernet     4-5

ethernet0     3-3

external bridge functionality     5-9

F

Fast EtherChannel. See FEC

Fast Ethernet

configuring subinterfaces     4-9, 4-11

Fast EtherChannel     7-2

speeds supported     4-6

FEC

about     1-9

benefits     7-1

cautions to note     7-3

channel number     7-3, 7-6

configuration tasks     7-2

configuring encapsulation     7-6

configuring ISL over     7-6

keepalives disabled     7-5

load balancing scheme     1-9

port channels supported     7-2

filtering     1-12

ACLs     1-12

MAC addresses     1-12

Flash memory

copying between Flash PC Cards     3-17

deleting files     3-17

displaying contents     3-18

moving between media     3-16

viewing contents     3-16

Flash PC Cards

using and formatting     3-14

full duplex aggregate capacity     1-9

G

GEC

about     1-9

bandwidth scalability     7-2

channel number     7-6

configuration tasks     7-2

configuring encapsulation     7-6

keepalives disabled     7-5

Gigabit EtherChannel. See GEC

Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

about     4-4

configuring     4-5

global configuration mode     2-3

H

hostname command     3-5

Hot Standby Router Protocol. See HSRP

HSRP

about     1-14

EtherChannel compatibility     7-2

example     C-6  to C-9

I

ICMP

access control lists (ACLs)     1-6

IGMP

messages     5-6

IGRP

about     5-2

integrated routing and bridging. See IRB

interface bvi command     6-6

interface configuration mode     2-3

interface port IDs

about     4-2

interfaces

configuring

EtherChannel     7-3

ethernet0 port     3-3

overview     4-2, 4-3

types supported     1-3

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol. See IGRP

Internet Control Message Protocol. See ICMP

Internet Group Membership Protocol. See IGMP

Internet Protocol multicast. See IP multicast routing

Internetwork Packet Exchange. See IPX

Inter-Switch Link protocol. See ISL

IP

extended ACL     1-6

filtering     1-12

simple ACL     1-6

ip address command     5-4

IP addresses

configuring

EtherChannel interfaces     7-3

Fast Ethernet interfaces     4-6

Gigabit Ethernet interfaces     4-5

on management port     3-4

ISL and     4-10

IP multicast routing

about     5-6

constrained multicast flooding     5-6

IGMP     5-6

PIM     5-7

ip multicast-routing command     5-7

ip pim command     5-8

IP precedence     8-1

IP routing protocols

configuration tasks     5-2

debugging commands     5-6

NHRP not supported     5-3

supported protocols     1-13, 5-2

IPX

characteristics     5-9

configuration tasks     5-10

configuring network numbers     5-10

configuring routing     5-11

configuring subinterfaces     4-10

default encapsulation     5-10

encapsulation types     5-11

EtherChannel interface configuration     7-3

external bridges     5-9

filtering     1-12

network addresses     5-9

network numbers     5-9, 5-10

NLSP not supported     5-9

node numbers     5-9

parallel paths supported     5-10

protocols and services used     5-9

redistributing route information with EIGRP     5-3

routing protocols     1-13

standard ACL     1-6

verifying     5-11

ipx maximum-paths command     5-11

ipx network command     5-11

ipx routing command     5-11

IRB

about     1-7

BVIs and     6-4

configuration considerations     6-4

configuring     6-5

displaying information     6-7

using     1-7, 6-4

verifying     6-7

ISL

about     1-8

configuring IP addresses     4-10

definition     4-8

EtherChannel compatibility     7-2

example     C-1  to C-6

packet tagging     1-8

K

keepalive command     4-17

Kermit protocol     D-3

L

Layer 1 features     1-4

Layer 2 features     1-4

Layer 3 switching

features     1-5

functions     1-1

line configuration mode     2-3

line vty command     3-4

load balancing     1-12

logging command     D-2

logging router output     D-2

M

MAC addresses

definition     4-2

filtering     1-6

HSRP     1-14

in IPX networks     5-9

MAC address filtering     1-12

main-cpu command     3-10

management port, configuring     3-3

messages, logging     D-2

mirroring. See snooping

monitoring

snooping     4-41

multicast, IP. See IP multicast routing

N

named access lists     1-6

network area command     5-5

network command     5-4

networking protocols

AppleTalk routing     5-12  to 5-13

IP multicasting routing     5-6  to 5-8

IP routing     5-1  to 5-6

IPX routing     5-9  to 5-12

network numbers in IPX networks     5-9

Network Time Protocol     3-5

NHRP support     5-3

NLSP support     5-9

no boot system command     3-17

node numbers in IPX networks     5-9

no shutdown command     4-40

no snoop interface command     4-40

Novell IPX. See IPX

ntp server command     3-6

ntp update-calendar command     3-6

O

Open Shortest Path First. See OSPF

operating configuration, displaying     3-4

OSPF

about     5-2

area concept     5-2

configuring     5-5

process ID     5-5

P

packet filtering     1-12

packet over SONET. See POS

packet tagging     1-8

passwords

enable passwords     3-3

enable secret passwords     3-3

peer association, NTP     3-6

PIM

configuring     5-7

dense mode     5-7

rendezvous points     5-7

sparse mode     5-7

port-based snooping      A-1

port-channel command     7-2, 7-3, 7-6

port channels     7-2

port IDs     4-2

port mirroring. See snooping

POS

about     4-12

configuring

framing     4-18

initially     4-16

SONET alarms     4-20

SONET overhead     4-18

SPE scrambling     4-19

default configuration     4-15

encapsulation     4-13

typical applications     4-13

verifying configuration     4-22

pos delay triggers command     4-22

pos flag command     4-18, 4-32

pos framing command     4-18

pos report command     4-20, 4-22

pos scramble-atm command     4-19

pos threshold command     4-20

print working directory     3-16

privileged EXEC mode     2-3

Protocol Independent Multicast. See PIM

pwd command     3-16

Q

QoS

about     1-10

assigning WRR-scheduling weights     8-3

classes supported     8-1

configuring     8-3

configuring at interface level     A-6

configuring at system level     A-6

disabling mapping     A-5

enabling mapping     A-5

finding effective bandwidth     8-2

frame scheduling     8-2

interface-level mapping     8-3

IP precedence     8-1

precedence default     A-6

queuing basis     8-2

qos mapping precedence command     8-3, A-6

qos switching command     A-5

quality of service. See QoS

R

redundancy command     3-10, A-9

redundancy force-failover main-cpu command     3-8, 3-9, A-10

redundancy manual-sync command     3-10

redundancy preferred-switch-card-slots command     3-12

redundancy prepare-for-cpu-removal command     3-11

redundancy primary-cpu preferred command     A-11

related documentation     xiv

remote terminals, logging router output     D-2

rendezvous point     5-7

RIP

about     5-2

route processors

configuring     3-3

redundant

about     3-6

configuring     3-8

displaying configuration     3-10

forcing switchover     3-8

operation     3-7

preparing for removal     3-11

switchovers     3-7

synchronizing configurations     3-9

router eigrp command     5-4

router igrp command     5-4

router isis command     5-5

router ospf command     5-5

router rip command     5-4

Routing Information Protocol. See RIP

routing protocols supported     5-2

S

script command (UNIX)     D-2

SDM

about      9-1

configuring

autolearn     9-3

size     9-3

regions     9-2

See also TCAM     9-1

sdm access-list command     9-7, A-15

sdm autolearn command     9-3, A-16

sdm size command     9-3, A-17

server association, NTP     3-6

setting the clock     3-6

show bridge command     6-3

show bridge group command     6-3

show capability command     3-13, A-12

show controllers adjacency command     A-34

show controllers c8500 ipmcast command     A-44

show controllers c8500 ipx-node command     A-46

show controllers c8500 ipx-prefix command     A-47

show controllers c8500 queuing command     A-49

show controllers cef command     A-35

show controllers command     A-24

show controllers interface-info command     A-38

show controllers ipmcast command     A-40

show controllers ipx-prefix command     A-42

show controllers pos command     4-22, 4-36

show flash command     3-18

show hardware command     3-4

show interfaces bvi command     6-7

show interfaces irb command     6-7

show interfaces port-channel command     7-7

show interfaces pos command     4-22

show ip interfaces command     5-6

show ip mroute command     5-8

show ip protocol command     5-6

show ip route command     5-6

show ipx cache command     5-11

show ipx interfaces command     5-11

show ipx route command     5-11

show ipx servers command     5-11

show ipx traffic command     5-11

show ntp associations command     3-6

show ntp status command     3-6

show preferred-switch-card-slots command     3-12

show protocols pos command     4-22

show qos mapping command     8-4, A-8

show qos switching command     8-4, A-7

show redundancy command     3-10, A-14

show running-config command     3-4

show sdm internal command     9-4, A-19

show sdm size command     9-4, A-23

show snoop command     4-41, A-3

show snoop interface command     4-41

show snoop vc command     A-4

show snoop-vc interface command     4-41

show span command     6-4

show startup-config command     3-4

show switch counters command     A-50

show tech-support command     D-1

show version command     3-9

show vlan command     4-12

show vlans command     6-4

snoop command     A-1

snooping

about     1-11, 4-38

configuring     4-39

default setting     A-1

destination port     4-39

disabling     A-1

enabling     A-1

monitoring     4-41

port usage     A-2

restrictions     4-39

source port     4-39

summary      4-38

snoop interface command     4-40

sonet report command     4-33

sonet threshold command     4-33

Spanning Tree Protocol     1-7

sparse mode, PIM     5-7

squeeze command     3-17

starting up switch routers     3-1

subinterface configuration mode     4-9

subinterface configurations, IP and IPX     4-10

support, technical. See technical support

switching database manager. See SDM

switch processors

configuring preferred     3-12

displaying redundancy configuration     3-13

EHSA     3-12

switch routers

functions     1-1

starting up     3-1

sync config command     3-10

syslog server     D-2

system images

backing up to TFTP server     3-18

copying from a TFTP server     3-19

T

TCAM

entries     9-2

Layer 3 switching information     9-1

protocol regions     9-1

space     9-1

See also SDM

TCP ACL     1-6

technical support

FTP service and     D-3

gathering data for     D-1

logging router output     D-2

providing data to     D-3

show tech-support command     D-1

terminals, logging router output to     D-2

ternary content addressable memory. See TCAM

TFTP servers, backing up system image to     3-18

trunk ports, and VLANs     4-8

U

UDP ACL     1-6

user EXEC mode     2-3

V

verifying

10/100BaseT configuration     4-6

IP multicast operation     5-8

IPX operation     5-11

POS configuration     4-22

VLAN operation     4-12

virtual LANs. See VLANs

VLANs

about     1-8

example     C-1  to C-6

number per system     4-8

trunk port     4-8

W

weighted round-robin. See WRR     8-2

WRR

configuring precedence     8-3

effective bandwidth     8-2

weight     8-2