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Appendix A Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management

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Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community

Note If you have enabled clustering, disable clustering before configuring a community.

If you plan to use a community, define an IP address on each switch:

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

Switch# configuration terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

 

 

Switch(config)# interface {vlan vlan_ID

Select an interface.

 

{fastethernet gigabitethernet}

 

 

slot/interface Port-channelnumber}

 

Step 3

 

 

Switch(config-if)# ip address ip_address

(Optional) Assign an IP address to the Catalyst 4500 series.

 

address_mask

Note This step is mandatory if the switch is part of

 

 

 

 

community or is a cluster command switch. This step

 

 

is optional if the switch is a cluster member

 

 

candidate.

Step 4

 

 

Switch(config-if)# end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 5

 

 

Switch# show running-config

Verify the configuration.

 

 

 

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster

If you plan to use clustering, enter the cluster run global configuration command on each device, and enter the ip address interface configuration command on the cluster commander:

 

 

Command

 

Purpose

 

Step 1

 

 

 

 

Switch# configuration terminal

 

Enter global configuration mode.

 

Step 2

 

 

 

 

Switch(config)# cluster run

 

Enable clustering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

Enable clustering on all switches that are part of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

potential cluster.

 

Step 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch(config)# cluster enable

 

Name the cluster.

 

Step 4

 

 

 

 

Switch(config)# interface {vlan vlan_ID

 

Select an interface.

 

 

{fastethernet gigabitethernet}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slot/interface Port-channelnumber}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5

 

 

 

 

Switch(config-if)# ip address ip_address

 

(Optional) Assign an IP address to the Catalyst 4500 series

 

 

address_mask

 

switch cluster master.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

This step is mandatory if the switch is part of a

 

 

 

 

 

 

community or is a cluster command switch. This step

 

 

 

 

 

 

is optional if the switch is a cluster member

 

 

 

 

 

 

candidate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Americas Headquarters Getting Started with Cisco Network AssistantPage 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? Front Panel View, Topology View, Network Assistant FeaturesFront Panel View Front Panel View and Port Popup Window Topology ViewMenu Bar Menu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature BarTask ToolbarIcon Task Feature Bar4shows the feature bar Network Assistant Modes Guide Mode SignpostsWizards Updates for Network AssistantSmartports Privilege LevelsOnline Help Starting Network Assistant Installing Cisco Network AssistantInstalling Network Assistant Connect Window Connecting to Network AssistantEvent Notification OL-6194-07 Planning a Community Candidate and Member CharacteristicsPlanning and Creating Communities Automatic Discovery of Candidates and Members Community Device LimitCommunity Names HostnamesCreating a Community PasswordsCommunication Protocols Community InformationVerifying a Community Manually Adding MembersConverting a Cluster to a Community Feature Default Value Recommended Value Network Assistant-Related Features and Their DefaultsCommand Purpose Configuring Your Switch for Network AssistantAdditional Configuration Required to Manage a Community Command Purpose D E IN-2