Chapter 1 Product Overview; Chapter 2 Command-Line Interface; C H A P T E R 3 Configuring The Switch Ip Address And Default Gateway; C H A P T E R 5 Configuring Ethernet Vlan Trunks - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Preface
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This preface describes who should read the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide,
how it is organized, and its document conventions.
Audience
This publication is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and
maintaining Catalyst 6500 series switches.
Organization
This publication includes the information that previously was in the Catalyst 6000 Family Multilayer
Note
Switch Feature Card (12.x) and Policy Feature Card Configuration Guide.
This publication is organized as follows:
Chapter Title
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Chapter 2 Command-Line Interfaces
Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch IP Address and
Default Gateway
Chapter 4 Configuring Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
Switching
Chapter 5 Configuring Ethernet VLAN Trunks
Chapter 6 Configuring EtherChannel
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Description
Presents an overview of the Catalyst 6500 series switches.
Describes how to use the command-line interface (CLI).
Describes how to perform a baseline configuration of the switch.
Describes how to configure Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit
Ethernet switching.
Describes how to configure Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN trunks on Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet ports.
Describes how to configure Fast EtherChannel and Gigabit
EtherChannel port bundles.
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