Ease-Of-Deployment And Ease-Of-Use Features - Cisco IE-3000-8TC Software Configuration Manual

Features

Ease-of-Deployment and Ease-of-Use Features

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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Express Setup for quickly configuring a switch for the first time with basic IP information, contact
information, switch and Telnet passwords, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
information through a browser-based program. For more information about Express Setup, see the
getting started guide.
User-defined and Cisco-default Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for
simplified deployment across the network.
A removable compact flash card that stores the Cisco IOS software image and configuration files
for the switch. You can replace and upgrade the switch without reconfiguring the software features.
Updated boot loader that has a secondary boot loader image that supports the compact flash file
system driver to access the compact flash memory card. The switch boot loader contains a primary
boot loader and a secondary boot loader that both reside in the boot flash.
An embedded device manager GUI for configuring and monitoring a single switch through a web
browser. For information about launching the device manager, see the getting started guide. For more
information about the device manager, see the switch online help.
Cisco Network Assistant (hereafter referred to as Network Assistant) for
Managing communities, which are device groups like clusters, except that they can contain
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routers and access points and can be made more secure.
Simplifying and minimizing switch and switch cluster management from anywhere in your
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intranet.
Accomplishing multiple configuration tasks from a single graphical interface without needing
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to remember command-line interface (CLI) commands to accomplish specific tasks.
Interactive guide mode that guides you in configuring complex features such as VLANs, ACLs,
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and quality of service (QoS).
– Configuration wizards that prompt you to provide only the minimum required information to
configure complex features such as QoS priorities for traffic, priority levels for data
applications, and security.
Downloading an image to a switch.
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– Applying actions to multiple ports and multiple switches at the same time, such as VLAN and
QoS settings, inventory and statistic reports, link- and switch-level monitoring and
troubleshooting, and multiple switch software upgrades.
Viewing a topology of interconnected devices to identify existing switch clusters and eligible
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switches that can join a cluster and to identify link information between switches.
Monitoring real-time status of a switch or multiple switches from the LEDs on the front-panel
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images. The system, redundant power system (RPS), and port LED colors on the images are
similar to those used on the physical LEDs.
The Network Assistant must be downloaded from cisco.com/go/cna.
Switch clustering technology for
Unified configuration, monitoring, authentication, and software upgrade of multiple,
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cluster-capable switches, regardless of their geographic proximity and interconnection media,
including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, small form-factor pluggable (SFP)
modules, Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit EtherChannel connections. For a list of cluster-capable
switches, see the release notes.
Chapter 1 Overview
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