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Ease of Operations
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960 Series Switches help reduce the operating costs through:
Cisco Catalyst Smart Operations
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Easy to use deployment and control features
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Advanced, intelligent network management tools
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Cisco Catalyst Smart Operations
Cisco Catalyst Smart Operations is a comprehensive set of capabilities that simplify LAN deployment, configuration,
and troubleshooting. Cisco Catalyst Smart Operations enable zero touch installation and replacement of switches,
fast upgrade, as well as ease of troubleshooting with reduced operational cost.
Cisco Catalyst Smart Operations is a set of features that includes Smart Install, Auto Smartports, Smart
Configuration, and Smart Troubleshooting to enhance operational excellence:
Cisco Smart Install is a transparent plug-and-play technology to configure the Cisco IOS Software image
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and switch configuration without user intervention. Smart Install utilizes dynamic IP address allocation and the
assistance of other switches to facilitate installation providing transparent network plug and play.
Cisco Auto Smartports provide automatic configuration as devices connect to the switch port, allowing auto
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detection and plug and play of the device onto the network.
Cisco Smart Configuration provides a single point of management for a group of switches and in addition
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adds the ability archive and backup configuration files to a file server or switch allowing seamless zero touch
switch replacement.
Cisco Smart Troubleshooting is an extensive array of debug diagnostic commands and system health
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checks within the switch, including Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) and Onboard Failure Logging (OBFL).
Easy-to-Use Deployment and Control Features
Automatic QoS (AutoQoS) simplifies QoS configuration in voice over IP (VoIP) networks by issuing interface
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and global switch commands to detect Cisco IP phones, classify traffic, and help enable egress queue
configuration.
Stacking Master Configuration Management and Cisco FlexStack stacking helps ensure that all switches
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are automatically upgraded when the master switch receives a new software version. Automatic software
version checking and updating help ensure that all stack members have the same software version.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) autoconfiguration of multiple switches through a boot server
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eases switch deployment.
Auto-Negotiation on all ports automatically selects half- or full-duplex transmission mode to
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optimize bandwidth.
Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) facilitates dynamic trunk configuration across all switch ports.
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Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) automates the creation of Cisco Fast EtherChannel
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EtherChannel groups to link to another switch, router, or server.
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) allows the creation of Ethernet channeling with devices that
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conform to IEEE 802.3ad. This feature is similar to Cisco EtherChannel technology and PAgP.
Automatic Media-Dependent Interface Crossover (MDIX) automatically adjusts transmit and receive pairs
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if an incorrect cable type (crossover or straight-through) is installed.
Unidirectional Link Detection Protocol (UDLD) and Aggressive UDLD allow unidirectional links caused by
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incorrect fiber-optic wiring or port faults to be detected and disabled on fiber-optic interfaces.
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