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3CONTENTS
23Preface
- Audience
- Purpose
- 24Conventions
- 25Related Publications
27Overview
- Features
  - Ease of Use and Ease of Deployment
  - Performance
  - 28Manageability
  - 29Redundancy
  - 30VLAN Support
  - Security
  - 31Quality of Service and Class of Service
  - Monitoring
- 32Management Options
  - Management Interface Options
    - 1-7
- 33Network Configuration Examples
  - Figure 1-1, Figure 1-2, and Figure 1-3 show three different network configurations.
  - 1-8
- 34Where to Go Next
  - Before configuring the switch, review these sections for start-up information:
35Using the Command-Line Interface
- Cisco IOS Command Modes
- 37Getting Help
- 38Abbreviating Commands
- Using no and default Forms of Commands
- 39Understanding CLI Messages
- Using Command History
  - Changing the Command History Buffer Size
  - Recalling Commands
  - Disabling the Command History Feature
- 40Using Editing Features
  - Enabling and Disabling Editing Features
  - 41Editing Commands through Keystrokes
  - 42Editing Command Lines that Wrap
- 43Searching and Filtering Output of show and more Commands
- Accessing the CLI
45Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
- Understanding the Boot Process
- 46Assigning Switch Information
  - Default Switch Information
  - 47Manually Assigning IP Information
- 48Checking and Saving the Running Configuration
  - 493-5
- 50Modifying the Startup Configuration
  - 51Default Boot Configuration
  - Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration
  - 52Booting a Specific Software Image
  - Controlling Environment Variables
- 55Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image
  - Configuring a Scheduled Reload
  - 56Displaying Scheduled Reload Information
57Administering the Switch
- Managing the System Time and Date
  - Understanding the System Clock
  - 58Understanding Network Time Protocol
  - 59Configuring NTP
    - 60Default NTP Configuration
    - Configuring NTP Authentication
    - 61Configuring NTP Associations
    - 62Configuring NTP Broadcast Service
    - 63Configuring NTP Access Restrictions
      - 64Creating an Access Group and Assigning a Basic IP Access List
      - Disabling NTP Services on a Specific Interface
    - 65Configuring the Source IP Address for NTP Packets
    - Displaying the NTP Configuration
  - 66Configuring Time and Date Manually
    - Setting the System Clock
    - 67Displaying the Time and Date Configuration
    - Configuring the Time Zone
    - 68Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
- 69Configuring a System Name and Prompt
  - 70Default System Name and Prompt Configuration
  - Configuring a System Name
  - Understanding DNS
    - 71Default DNS Configuration
    - Setting Up DNS
    - Displaying the DNS Configuration
- 72Creating a Banner
  - Default Banner Configuration
  - Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner
  - Configuring a Login Banner
- 74Managing the MAC Address Table
  - 75Building the Address Table
  - MAC Addresses and VLANs
  - 76Default MAC Address Table Configuration
  - Changing the Address Aging Time
  - Removing Dynamic Address Entries
  - 77Configuring MAC Address Notification Traps
  - 79Adding and Removing Static Address Entries
  - Displaying Address Table Entries
- 80Managing the ARP Table
81Configuring Switch-Based Authentication
- Preventing Unauthorized Access to Your Switch
- 82Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands
  - Default Password and Privilege Level Configuration
  - 83Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password
  - 84Protecting Enable and Enable Secret Passwords with Encryption
  - 85Setting a Telnet Password for a Terminal Line
  - 86Configuring Username and Password Pairs
  - Configuring Multiple Privilege Levels
    - 87Setting the Privilege Level for a Command
    - 88Changing the Default Privilege Level for Lines
    - Logging into and Exiting a Privilege Level
- 89Controlling Switch Access with TACACS+
  - Understanding TACACS+
  - 91TACACS+ Operation
  - Configuring TACACS+
    - 92Default TACACS+ Configuration
    - Identifying the TACACS+ Server Host and Setting the Authentication Key
    - 93Configuring TACACS+ Login Authentication
    - 95Configuring TACACS+ Authorization for Privileged EXEC Access and Network Services
    - Starting TACACS+ Accounting
  - Displaying the TACACS+ Configuration
- 96Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS
  - 97Understanding RADIUS
  - 98RADIUS Operation
  - 99Configuring RADIUS
    - Default RADIUS Configuration
    - Identifying the RADIUS Server Host
    - 102Configuring RADIUS Login Authentication
    - 104Defining AAA Server Groups
    - 106Configuring RADIUS Authorization for User Privileged Access and Network Services
    - 107Starting RADIUS Accounting
    - 108Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers
    - Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes
    - 109Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication
  - 110Displaying the RADIUS Configuration
- 111Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and Authorization
- 112Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell
  - Understanding SSH
    - SSH Servers, Integrated Clients, and Supported Versions
    - Limitations
  - 113Configuring SSH
    - Configuration Guidelines
    - 114Cryptographic Software Image Guidelines
    - Setting Up the Switch to Run SSH
    - 115Configuring the SSH Server
  - 116Displaying the SSH Configuration and Status
117Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
- Understanding IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
  - 118Device Roles
  - 119Authentication Initiation and Message Exchange
  - 120Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States
  - 121IEEE 802.1x Accounting
  - IEEE 802.1x Accounting Attribute-Value Pairs
  - 122IEEE 802.1x Host Mode
  - 123Using IEEE 802.1x with Port Security
  - 124Using IEEE 802.1x with Voice VLAN Ports
  - Using IEEE 802.1x with VLAN Assignment
  - 125Using IEEE 802.1x with Guest VLAN
  - 126Using IEEE 802.1x with Wake-on-LAN
    - Unidirectional State
    - Bidirectional State
- 127Configuring IEEE 802.1x Authentication
  - Default IEEE 802.1x Configuration
  - 128IEEE 802.1x Configuration Guidelines
  - 129Enabling IEEE 802.1x Authentication
  - 130Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication
  - 132Configuring IEEE 802.1x Authentication Using a RADIUS Server
  - Enabling Periodic Re-Authentication
  - 133Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port
  - Changing the Quiet Period
  - 134Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time
  - 135Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number
  - 136Configuring the Host Mode
  - Configuring a Guest VLAN
  - 138Resetting the IEEE 802.1x Configuration to the Default Values
  - Configuring IEEE 802.1x Authentication
  - 140Configuring IEEE 802.1x Accounting
- 141Displaying IEEE 802.1x Statistics and Status
143Configuring Interface Characteristics
- Understanding Interface Types
  - 144Access Ports
  - Trunk Ports
  - 145Port-Based VLANs
  - EtherChannel Port Groups
  - Connecting Interfaces
- 146Using the Interface Command
- 151Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
  - Default Ethernet Interface Configuration
  - 152Configuring Interface Speed and Duplex Mode
    - 153Configuration Guidelines
    - Setting the Interface Speed and Duplex Parameters
  - 154Adding a Description for an Interface
- 155Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces
  - Monitoring Interface and Controller Status
  - 157Clearing and Resetting Interfaces and Counters
  - Shutting Down and Restarting the Interface
159Configuring Smartports Macros
- Understanding Smartports Macros
- 160Configuring Smartports Macros
  - Default Smartports Macro Configuration
  - Smartports Macro Configuration Guidelines
  - 162Creating Smartports Macros
  - 163Applying Smartports Macros
  - 164Applying Cisco-Default Smartports Macros
- 166Displaying Smartports Macros
167Configuring STP
- Understanding Spanning-Tree Features
  - 168STP Overview
  - 169Spanning-Tree Topology and BPDUs
  - 170Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID
  - Spanning-Tree Interface States
    - 171Blocking State
    - 172Listening State
    - Learning State
    - Forwarding State
    - Disabled State
  - 173How a Switch or Port Becomes the Root Switch or Root Port
  - 174Spanning Tree and Redundant Connectivity
  - Spanning-Tree Address Management
  - Accelerated Aging to Retain Connectivity
  - 175Spanning-Tree Modes and Protocols
  - Supported Spanning-Tree Instances
  - 176Spanning-Tree Interoperability and Backward Compatibility
  - STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks
  - Spanning Tree Considerations for Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules
- 177Configuring Spanning-Tree Features
  - 178Default Spanning-Tree Configuration
  - Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines
  - 179Changing the Spanning-Tree Mode
  - 180Disabling Spanning Tree
  - 181Configuring the Root Switch
  - 183Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
  - Configuring the Port Priority
  - 185Configuring the Path Cost
  - 186Configuring the Switch Priority of a VLAN
  - 187Configuring Spanning-Tree Timers
    - Configuring the Hello Time
    - 188Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a VLAN
    - Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a VLAN
- 189Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status
191Configuring MSTP
- 192Understanding MSTP
  - Multiple Spanning-Tree Regions
  - IST, CIST, and CST
    - 193Operations Within an MST Region
  - 194Hop Count
  - Interoperability with IEEE 802.1D STP
- 195Understanding RSTP
  - Port Roles and the Active Topology
  - 196Rapid Convergence
  - 197Synchronization of Port Roles
  - 198Bridge Protocol Data Unit Format and Processing
    - Processing Superior BPDU Information
    - Processing Inferior BPDU Information
  - 199Topology Changes
- 200Configuring MSTP Features
  - 201Default MSTP Configuration
  - MSTP Configuration Guidelines
  - 202Specifying the MST Region Configuration and Enabling MSTP
  - 203Configuring the Root Switch
  - 205Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
  - Configuring the Port Priority
  - 207Configuring the Path Cost
  - 208Configuring the Switch Priority
  - Configuring the Hello Time
  - 209Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time
  - 210Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time
  - Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count
  - 211Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions
  - Restarting the Protocol Migration Process
- 212Displaying the MST Configuration and Status
213Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
- Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features
  - 214Understanding Port Fast
  - 215Understanding BPDU Guard
  - Understanding BPDU Filtering
  - 216Understanding UplinkFast
  - 217Understanding BackboneFast
  - 220Understanding EtherChannel Guard
  - Understanding Root Guard
  - Understanding Loop Guard
- 221Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
  - 222Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration
  - Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines
  - Enabling Port Fast
  - 223Enabling BPDU Guard
  - 224Enabling BPDU Filtering
  - 225Enabling UplinkFast for Use with Redundant Links
  - 226Enabling BackboneFast
  - 227Enabling EtherChannel Guard
  - Enabling Root Guard
  - 228Enabling Loop Guard
- 229Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status
231Configuring VLANs
- Understanding VLANs
  - 232Supported VLANs
  - 233VLAN Port Membership Modes
- 234Configuring Normal-Range VLANs
  - 235Token Ring VLANs
  - Normal-Range VLAN Configuration Guidelines
  - 236VLAN Configuration Mode Options
    - VLAN Configuration in config-vlan Mode
    - VLAN Configuration in VLAN Configuration Mode
  - 237Saving VLAN Configuration
  - Default Ethernet VLAN Configuration
  - 238Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN
  - 240Deleting a VLAN
  - Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN
- 241Configuring Extended-Range VLANs
  - 242Default VLAN Configuration
  - Extended-Range VLAN Configuration Guidelines
  - Creating an Extended-Range VLAN
- 243Displaying VLANs
- 244Configuring VLAN Trunks
  - Trunking Overview
    - 246IEEE 802.1Q Configuration Considerations
  - 247Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration
  - Configuring an Ethernet Interface as a Trunk Port
  - 252Load Sharing Using STP
    - Load Sharing Using STP Port Priorities
    - 254Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost
- 255Configuring VMPS
  - 256Understanding VMPS
    - Dynamic Port VLAN Membership
    - VMPS Database Configuration File
  - 257Default VMPS Client Configuration
  - VMPS Configuration Guidelines
  - 258Configuring the VMPS Client
    - Entering the IP Address of the VMPS
    - Configuring Dynamic Access Ports on VMPS Clients
    - 259Reconfirming VLAN Memberships
    - Changing the Reconfirmation Interval
    - Changing the Retry Count
  - 260Monitoring the VMPS
  - 261Troubleshooting Dynamic Port VLAN Membership
  - VMPS Configuration Example
    - 26212-32
263Configuring VTP
- Understanding VTP
  - 264The VTP Domain
  - 265VTP Modes
  - VTP Advertisements
  - 266VTP Version 2
  - VTP Pruning
- 268Configuring VTP
  - Default VTP Configuration
  - 269VTP Configuration Options
    - VTP Configuration in Global Configuration Mode
    - VTP Configuration in VLAN Configuration Mode
  - 270VTP Configuration Guidelines
    - Domain Names
    - Passwords
    - VTP Version
    - Configuration Requirements
  - 271Configuring a VTP Server
  - 272Configuring a VTP Client
  - 273Disabling VTP (VTP Transparent Mode)
  - 274Enabling VTP Version 2
  - 275Enabling VTP Pruning
  - 276Adding a VTP Client Switch to a VTP Domain
- 277Monitoring VTP
279Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR
- 280Understanding IGMP Snooping
  - IGMP Versions
  - 281Joining a Multicast Group
  - 283Leaving a Multicast Group
  - 284Immediate-Leave Processing
  - IGMP Configurable-Leave Timer
  - IGMP Report Suppression
  - Source-Only Networks
- 285Configuring IGMP Snooping
  - 286Default IGMP Snooping Configuration
  - Enabling or Disabling IGMP Snooping
  - 287Setting the Snooping Method
  - 288Configuring a Multicast Router Port
  - Configuring a Host Statically to Join a Group
  - 289Enabling IGMP Immediate-Leave Processing
  - 290Configuring the IGMP Leave Timer
  - Disabling IGMP Report Suppression
  - 291Disabling IP Multicast-Source-Only Learning
  - Configuring the Aging Time
- 292Displaying IGMP Snooping Information
- 293Understanding Multicast VLAN Registration
  - 294Using MVR in a Multicast Television Application
- 295Configuring MVR
  - 296Default MVR Configuration
  - MVR Configuration Guidelines and Limitations
  - Configuring MVR Global Parameters
  - 298Configuring MVR Interfaces
- 299Displaying MVR Information
- Configuring IGMP Filtering and Throttling
  - 300Default IGMP Filtering and Throttling Configuration
  - 301Configuring IGMP Profiles
  - 302Applying IGMP Profiles
  - 303Setting the Maximum Number of IGMP Groups
  - Configuring the IGMP Throttling Action
- 305Displaying IGMP Filtering and Throttling Configuration
307Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control
- Configuring Storm Control
  - Understanding Storm Control
  - 308Default Storm Control Configuration
  - Configuring Storm Control and Threshold Levels
- 309Configuring Protected Ports
- 310Configuring Port Security
  - Understanding Port Security
    - 311Secure MAC Addresses
    - Security Violations
  - 312Default Port Security Configuration
  - Port Security Configuration Guidelines
  - 313Enabling and Configuring Port Security
  - 315Enabling and Configuring Port Security Aging
- 317Displaying Port-Based Traffic Control Settings
319Configuring UDLD
- Understanding UDLD
  - Modes of Operation
  - 320Methods to Detect Unidirectional Links
- 322Configuring UDLD
  - Default UDLD Configuration
  - 323Enabling UDLD Globally
  - 324Enabling UDLD on an Interface
  - Resetting an Interface Shut Down by UDLD
- 325Displaying UDLD Status
327Configuring CDP
- Understanding CDP
- 328Configuring CDP
  - Default CDP Configuration
  - Configuring the CDP Characteristics
  - 329Disabling and Enabling CDP
  - 330Disabling and Enabling CDP on an Interface
- 331Monitoring and Maintaining CDP
333Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
- Understanding SPAN and RSPAN
  - 335SPAN and RSPAN Concepts and Terminology
    - SPAN Session
    - Traffic Types
    - 336Source Port
    - Destination Port
    - 337Reflector Port
    - SPAN Traffic
  - 338SPAN and RSPAN Interaction with Other Features
  - SPAN and RSPAN Session Limits
  - Default SPAN and RSPAN Configuration
- 339Configuring SPAN
  - SPAN Configuration Guidelines
  - 340Creating a SPAN Session and Specifying Ports to Monitor
  - 341Creating a SPAN Session and Enabling Ingress Traffic
  - 343Removing Ports from a SPAN Session
- 344Configuring RSPAN
  - RSPAN Configuration Guidelines
  - 345Configuring a VLAN as an RSPAN VLAN
  - 346Creating an RSPAN Source Session
  - 347Creating an RSPAN Destination Session
  - 348Removing Ports from an RSPAN Session
    - 18-17
- 349Displaying SPAN and RSPAN Status
351Configuring RMON
- Understanding RMON
- 352Configuring RMON
  - 353Default RMON Configuration
  - Configuring RMON Alarms and Events
  - 355Configuring RMON Collection on an Interface
- 356Displaying RMON Status
357Configuring System Message Logging
- Understanding System Message Logging
- 358Configuring System Message Logging
  - System Log Message Format
  - 359Default System Message Logging Configuration
  - 360Disabling and Enabling Message Logging
  - Setting the Message Display Destination Device
  - 362Synchronizing Log Messages
  - 363Enabling and Disabling Timestamps on Log Messages
  - 364Enabling and Disabling Sequence Numbers in Log Messages
  - Defining the Message Severity Level
  - 366Limiting Syslog Messages Sent to the History Table and to SNMP
  - Configuring UNIX Syslog Servers
    - 367Logging Messages to a UNIX Syslog Daemon
    - Configuring the UNIX System Logging Facility
- 368Displaying the Logging Configuration
369Configuring SNMP
- Understanding SNMP
  - 370SNMP Versions
  - 371SNMP Manager Functions
  - SNMP Agent Functions
  - 372SNMP Community Strings
  - Using SNMP to Access MIB Variables
  - SNMP Notifications
- 373Configuring SNMP
  - Default SNMP Configuration
  - 374SNMP Configuration Guidelines
  - Disabling the SNMP Agent
  - 375Configuring Community Strings
  - 376Configuring SNMP Groups and Users
  - 378Configuring SNMP Notifications
  - 381Setting the Agent Contact and Location Information
  - Limiting TFTP Servers Used Through SNMP
  - 382SNMP Examples
- 383Displaying SNMP Status
385Configuring Network Security with ACLs
- 386Understanding ACLs
- 390Configuring ACLs
  - Unsupported Features
  - 391Creating Standard and Extended IP ACLs
  - 401Creating Named MAC Extended ACLs
  - Creating MAC Access Groups
- 402Applying ACLs to Terminal Lines or Physical Interfaces
  - 403Applying ACLs to a Terminal Line
  - Applying ACLs to a Physical Interface
- 404Displaying ACL Information
  - Displaying ACLs
  - 405Displaying Access Groups
- 406Examples for Compiling ACLs
  - 407Numbered ACL Examples
  - Extended ACL Examples
  - Named ACL Example
  - Commented IP ACL Entry Examples
409Configuring QoS
- 410Understanding QoS
  - 411Basic QoS Model
  - 412Classification
    - 413Classification Based on QoS ACLs
    - Classification Based on Class Maps and Policy Maps
  - 414Policing and Marking
  - 415Mapping Tables
  - Queueing and Scheduling
    - How Class of Service Works
    - Port Priority
    - 416Port Scheduling
    - Egress CoS Queues
- 417Configuring Auto-QoS
  - Generated Auto-QoS Configuration
  - 419Effects of Auto-QoS on the Configuration
  - 420Enabling Auto-QoS for VoIP
- 421Displaying Auto-QoS Information
- 422Auto-QoS Configuration Example
- 424Configuring Standard QoS
  - Default Standard QoS Configuration
  - 425Configuring Classification Using Port Trust States
  - 431Configuring a QoS Policy
    - Classifying Traffic by Using ACLs
    - 435Classifying Traffic by Using Class Maps
    - 436Classifying, Policing, and Marking Traffic by Using Policy Maps
  - 439Configuring CoS Maps
    - 440Configuring the CoS-to-DSCP Map
    - 441Configuring the DSCP-to-CoS Map
  - 442Configuring the Egress Queues
    - Configuring CoS Priority Queues
    - 443Configuring WRR Priority
    - Enabling the Expedite Queue and Configuring WRR Priority
- 444Displaying Standard QoS Information
- Standard QoS Configuration Examples
  - 445QoS Configuration for the Existing Wiring Closet
  - 446QoS Configuration for the Intelligent Wiring Closet
449Configuring EtherChannels and Layer 2 Trunk Failover
- Understanding EtherChannels
  - 450Understanding Port-Channel Interfaces
  - 451Understanding the Port Aggregation Protocol and Link Aggregation Protocol
    - 452PAgP and LACP Modes
      - Exchanging PAgP Packets
      - Exchanging LACP Packets
    - 453Physical Learners and Aggregate-Port Learners
    - PAgP and LACP Interaction with Other Features
  - 454EtherChannel On Mode
  - Understanding Load Balancing and Forwarding Methods
- 456Configuring EtherChannels
  - Default EtherChannel Configuration
  - EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines
  - 457Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels
  - 459Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing
  - 460Configuring the PAgP Learn Method and Priority
  - 461Configuring the LACP Port Priority
  - Configuring Hot Standby Ports
  - 462Configuring the LACP System Priority
- 463Displaying EtherChannel, PAgP, and LACP Status
- Understanding Layer 2 Trunk Failover
- 464Configuring Layer 2 Trunk Failover
  - Default Layer 2 Trunk Failover Configuration
  - 465Layer 2 Trunk Failover Configuration Guidelines
  - Configuring Layer 2 Trunk Failover
- 466Displaying Layer 2 Trunk Failover Status
467Troubleshooting
- Using Recovery Procedures
  - Recovering from a Software Failure
  - 468Recovering from Lost or Forgotten Passwords
    - 470Password Recovery with Password Recovery Enabled
    - 471Procedure with Password Recovery Disabled
- 473Preventing Autonegotiation Mismatches
- SFP Module Security and Identification
- Diagnosing Connectivity Problems
  - 474Using Ping
    - Understanding Ping
    - Executing Ping
  - 475Using Layer 2 Traceroute
    - Understanding Layer 2 Traceroute
    - Usage Guidelines
    - 476Displaying the Physical Path
- 477Using Debug Commands
  - Enabling Debugging on a Specific Feature
  - 478Enabling All-System Diagnostics
  - Redirecting Debug and Error Message Output
  - Using the debug auto qos Command
- 479Using the crashinfo File
481A
- Supported MIBs
  - MIB List
  - 483Using FTP to Access the MIB Files
485B
- Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
  - Working with the Flash File System
    - 486Displaying Available File Systems
    - 487Setting the Default File System
    - Displaying Information about Files on a File System
    - 488Changing Directories and Displaying the Working Directory
    - Creating and Removing Directories
    - 489Copying Files
    - 490Deleting Files
    - Creating, Displaying, and Extracting tar Files
      - Creating a tar File
      - 491Displaying the Contents of a tar File
      - Extracting a tar File
    - Displaying the Contents of a File
  - 492Working with Configuration Files
    - 493Guidelines for Creating and Using Configuration Files
    - 494Configuration File Types and Location
    - Creating a Configuration File By Using a Text Editor
    - Copying Configuration Files By Using TFTP
      - Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using TFTP
      - 495Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP
      - Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP
    - 496Copying Configuration Files By Using FTP
      - 497Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using FTP
      - Downloading a Configuration File By Using FTP
      - 498Uploading a Configuration File By Using FTP
    - 499Copying Configuration Files By Using RCP
    - Clearing Configuration Information
      - Clearing the Startup Configuration File
      - Deleting a Stored Configuration File
  - 503Working with Software Images
    - 504Image Location on the Switch
    - tar File Format of Images on a Server or IBM.com
    - 505Copying Image Files By Using TFTP
      - Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using TFTP
      - 506Downloading an Image File By Using TFTP
      - 507Uploading an Image File By Using TFTP
    - 508Copying Image Files By Using FTP
      - Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using FTP
      - 509Downloading an Image File By Using FTP
      - 511Uploading an Image File By Using FTP
    - 512Copying Image Files By Using RCP
      - Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using RCP
      - 513Downloading an Image File By Using RCP
      - 515Uploading an Image File By Using RCP
517C
- Getting Help and Technical Assistance
  - Before You Call
  - 518Using the Documentation
  - Getting Help and Information from the World Wide Web
  - Software Service and Support
  - Hardware Service and Support
519D
- Notices
  - 520Edition Notice
  - Trademarks
    - 523
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