Chapter 4
Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents
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Enabling an Initial Configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the CNS configuration agent and
initiate an initial configuration on the switch:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
cns config connect-intf interface-prefix
[ping-interval seconds] [retries num]
Step 3
config-cli
or
line-cli
Step 4
exit
Step 5
hostname name
Step 6
ip route network-number
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The cns config partial global configuration command enables the Cisco IOS agent and initiates a
partial configuration on the switch. You can then use the Configuration Engine to remotely send
incremental configurations to the switch.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enter the connect-interface-config submode, and specify
the interface for connecting to the Configuration Engine.
Enter the interface-prefix for the connecting interface.
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You must specify the interface type but need not
specify the interface number.
(Optional) For ping-interval seconds, enter the
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interval between successive ping attempts. The range
is 1 to 30 seconds. The default is 10 seconds.
(Optional) For retries num, enter the number of ping
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retries. The range is 1 to 30. The default is 5.
Enter config-cli to connect to the Configuration Engine
through the interface defined in cns config connect-intf.
Enter line-cli to connect to the Configuration Engine
through modem dialup lines.
The config-cli interface configuration command
Note
accepts the special character & that acts as a
placeholder for the interface name. When the
configuration is applied, the & is replaced with the
interface name. For example, to connect through
FastEthernet0/1, the command
route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 &
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 FastEthernet0/1
Return to global configuration mode.
Enter the hostname for the switch.
Establish a static route to the Configuration Engine whose
IP address is network-number.
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config-cli ip
generates the command
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