Management Options; Manageability Features - Cisco 3020 - Catalyst Blade Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Management Options

These are the options for configuring and managing the switch:
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Manageability Features

These are the manageability features:
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An embedded device manager—The device manager is a GUI that is integrated in the software
image. You use it to configure and to monitor a single switch. For information about launching the
device manager, see the getting started guide. For more information about the device manager, see the
switch online help.
CLI—The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- and multilayer-switching features. You can access
the CLI either by connecting your management station directly to the switch console port or by using
Telnet from a remote management station. For more information about the CLI, see
"Using the Command-Line Interface."
SNMP—SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Suite (LMS)
and HP OpenView. You can manage from an SNMP-compatible management station that is running
platforms such as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. The switch supports a comprehensive set of
MIB extensions and four remote monitoring (RMON) groups. For more information about using
SNMP, see Chapter 25, "Configuring SNMP."
IE2100—Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar is a network management
device that works with embedded Cisco Networking Services (CNS) agents in the switch software.
You can automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific
configuration changes, sending them to the switch, executing the configuration change, and logging
the results.
For more information about IE2100, see
FastEthernet 0 (fa0)—This interface is an internal connection to the HP Onboard Administrator that
is only used for switch management traffic, not for data traffic. This interface is connected to the
Onboard Administrator through the blade server backplane connector.
For more information about the HP Onboard Administrator, see the HP c-Class BladeSystem
documentation at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation.
Cisco IE2100 Series CNS embedded agents for automating switch management, configuration
storage, and delivery
DHCP for automating configuration of switch information (such as IP address, default gateway,
hostname, and Domain Name System [DNS] and TFTP server names)
DHCP relay for forwarding User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcasts, including IP address
requests, from DHCP clients
DHCP server for automatic assignment of IP addresses and other DHCP options to IP hosts
Directed unicast requests to a DNS server for identifying a switch through its IP address and its
corresponding hostname and to a TFTP server for administering software upgrades from a TFTP
server
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch through its IP address and its
corresponding MAC address
Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses
Chapter 4, "Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents."
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