Enabling The Cns Event Agent - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine
Table 4-1
Device
DHCP server
TFTP server
CNS Configuration Engine
For more information about running the setup program and creating templates on the Configuration
Note
Engine, see the Cisco Configuration Engine Installation and Setup Guide, 1.5 for Linux:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/configuration_engine/1.5/installation_linux/guide/
setup_1.html

Enabling the CNS Event Agent

You must enable the CNS event agent on the switch before you enable the CNS configuration agent.
Note
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Prerequisites for Enabling Automatic Configuration (continued)
Required Configuration
IP address assignment
•
TFTP server IP address
•
Path to bootstrap configuration file on the TFTP server
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Default gateway IP address
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A bootstrap configuration file that includes the CNS
•
configuration commands that enable the switch to
communicate with the Configuration Engine
The switch configured to use either the switch MAC address
•
or the serial number (instead of the default hostname) to
generate the ConfigID and EventID
The CNS event agent configured to push the configuration file
•
to the switch
One or more templates for each type of device, with the ConfigID
of the device mapped to the template.
Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switches Software Configuration Guide, Release 15.0(1)SE
Configuring Cisco IOS Agents
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