Network requirements ······························································································································ 38
Configuring the system time ····················································································································· 38
Verifying the configuration ························································································································ 39
Configuration guidelines ·································································································································· 39
Configuring syslog ························································································ 40
Displaying syslogs ··········································································································································· 40
Setting the log host ·········································································································································· 41
Backing up the configuration ···························································································································· 43
Restoring the configuration ······························································································································ 43
Saving the configuration ·································································································································· 44
Resetting the configuration ······························································································································ 45
Managing files ······························································································· 46
Displaying files ················································································································································· 46
Downloading a file ············································································································································ 46
Uploading a file ················································································································································ 47
Removing a file ················································································································································ 47
Specifying the main boot file ···························································································································· 47
Managing ports ····························································································· 48
Network requirements ······························································································································ 52
Configuring the switch ······························································································································ 53
Terminology ····················································································································································· 56
Mirroring source ······································································································································· 56
Mirroring destination ································································································································· 56
Mirroring direction ···································································································································· 56
Mirroring group ········································································································································· 56
Local port mirroring ·········································································································································· 56
Configuring a mirroring group ·························································································································· 58
Network requirements ······························································································································ 59
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 60
Managing users ···························································································· 62
Adding a local user ·········································································································································· 62
Setting the super password ····························································································································· 63
Configuration guidelines ·································································································································· 65
Configuration procedure ·································································································································· 65
Configuring VCT ··························································································· 67
Overview ·························································································································································· 67
Testing cable status ········································································································································· 67
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