Topology View - Cisco Catalyst 3550 series Software Configuration Manual

Displaying CMS
Note On Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 switches, CMS is referred to as Device Manager (also referred to
as Switch Manager). Device Manager is for configuring an individual switch. When you select Device
Manager for a specific switch in the cluster, you launch a separate CMS session. The Device Manager
interface can vary among the Catalyst switch platforms.

Topology View

When CMS is launched from a command switch, the Topology view appears by default. (This view is
available only when CMS is launched from a command switch.)
When you click the topology button on the tool bar, the Topology view displays the command switch
(indicated by the *CMD* label) and the devices that are connected to it, as shown in
can right-click on a switch or link icon to display a menu for that icon.
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The Topology view shows how the devices within a switch cluster are connected and how the switch
cluster is connected to other clusters and devices. From this view, you can add and remove cluster
members. This view provides two levels of detail of the network topology:
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Topology View and Device Popup Menus
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Link popup menu
Command switch
shows multiple popup menus. Only one popup menu at a time appears in the CMS.
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Cluster member popup menu
Chapter 3 Getting Started with CMS
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