Cisco Systems Network Assistant Manually Adding Members, Converting a Cluster to a Community

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Chapter 4 Planning and Creating Communities

Creating a Community

3.Click the Advanced button if you want to set an HTTP port other than 80, the default port. Enter the HTTP port number that you want to use. Click OK.

4.Enter the IP address for the starting device, and click Discover Neighbors.

5.In the Devices Found list, select candidate devices that you want to remove.

a.To remove more than one candidate, press Ctrl and make your choices, or press Shift and choose the first and last device in a range.

b.Click Remove.

6.Click Add All To Community to add the remaining devices in the list to the community.

Manually Adding Members

Network Assistant provides two ways to manually add devices to a community.

1.In the Create Community window, enter the IP address for the device that you want to add.

2.Click Add to Community.

The second way to manually add a device uses the Topology view:

1.If the Topology view does not appear, choose View > Topology from the feature bar.

2.Right-click a candidate icon, and select Add to Community. Candidate device labels are cyan; member labels are green.

Converting a Cluster to a Community

The Cluster Conversion Wizard creates a community by using the information available for the cluster. The wizard prompts you to enter an IP address and from the pulldown lists to select an interface name and subnet mask for each device that does not have them. Network Assistant does not delete the cluster upon creating the community.

There are two ways to start the Cluster Conversion Wizard. When you connect to a cluster command device, the wizard starts and asks if you want to convert the cluster into a community. You can also start the wizard from the feature bar by choosing Configure > Cluster > Cluster Conversion Wizard.

Verifying a Community

Follow these steps to verify the community:

1.Choose Monitor > View > Topology to display the Topology view.

2.Choose Monitor > Reports > Inventory to display an inventory of the devices in the community.

This summary includes device model numbers, serial numbers, software versions, IP information, and location.

3.Choose Monitor > View > Front Panel to display the Front Panel view.

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Contents Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant Americas HeadquartersPage N T E N T S Manually Adding Members Purpose PrefaceAudience Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant What Is Network Assistant? What Is Network Assistant? Network Assistant Features Front Panel View, Topology View,Front Panel View Topology View Front Panel View and Port Popup WindowMenu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature Bar Menu BarToolbar TaskFeature Bar Icon Task4shows the feature bar Guide Mode Signposts Network Assistant ModesSmartports Updates for Network AssistantWizards Privilege LevelsOnline Help Starting Network Assistant Installing Cisco Network AssistantInstalling Network Assistant Connecting to Network Assistant Connect WindowEvent Notification OL-6194-07 Planning a Community Candidate and Member CharacteristicsPlanning and Creating Communities Community Names Community Device LimitAutomatic Discovery of Candidates and Members HostnamesCommunication Protocols PasswordsCreating a Community Community InformationVerifying a Community Manually Adding MembersConverting a Cluster to a Community Network Assistant-Related Features and Their Defaults Feature Default Value Recommended ValueConfiguring Your Switch for Network Assistant Command PurposeAdditional Configuration Required to Manage a Community Command Purpose D E IN-2