Enabling The Cns Event Agent - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Configuring CNS Embedded Agents

Enabling the CNS Event Agent

You must enable the CNS event agent on the switch before you enable the CNS configuration agent.
Note
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the CNS event agent on the switch:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
cns event {ip-address | hostname} [port-number] [backup]
[init-retry retry-count] [keepalive seconds retry-count]
[source ip-address]
Step 3
end
Step 4
show cns event connections
Step 5 show running-config
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
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Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enable the event agent, and enter the gateway
parameters.
• For {ip-address | hostname}, enter either the
IP address or the host name of the event gateway.
• (Optional) For port number, enter the port
number for the event gateway. The default port
number is 11011.
(Optional) Enter backup to show that this is the
•
backup gateway. (If omitted, this is the primary
gateway.)
(Optional) For init-retry retry-count, enter the
•
number of initial retries before switching to
backup. The default is 3.
• (Optional) For keepalive seconds, enter how
often the switch sends keepalive messages. For
retry-count, enter the number of unanswered
keepalive messages that the switch sends before
the connection is terminated. The default for
each is 0.
(Optional) For source ip-address, enter the
•
source IP address of this device.
Though visible in the command-line help
Note
string, the encrypt and force-fmt1 keywords
are not supported.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify information about the event agent.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
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