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Catalyst 2940 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Preface

Audience

The Catalyst 2940 Switch Software Configuration Guide is for the network manager responsible for
configuring the Catalyst 2940 switch, hereafter referred to as the switch. Before using this guide, you
should be familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

Purpose

This guide provides information about configuring and troubleshooting a sw it ch o r switc h cl uste rs. I t
includes descriptions of the management interface options and th e fea ture s su ppo rte d by the s wit ch
software.
Use this guide with other documents for information about these topics:
•Requirements—This guide assumes that you have met the hardware and software requirement s and
cluster compatibility requirements described in the hardware installation guide.
•Start-up information—This guide assumes that you have assigned switch IP information and
passwords by using the setup program described in the hardware installation guide.
•Cluster Management Suite (CMS) information—This guide provides an overview of the CMS
web-based, switch management interface. For information about CMS requi reme nts an d th e
procedures for browser and plug-in configuration and accessing CMS, r ef er t o t he h ar dware
installation guide. For CMS field-level window descriptions and procedures, refer to the CMS
online help.
•Cluster configuration—This guide provides information about planning for, creating, and
maintaining switch clusters. Because configuring switch clusters is most easily performed through
CMS, this guide does not provide the command-line interface (CLI) procedures. For the cluster
commands, refer to the command reference for this release.
•CLI command information—This guide provides an overview for using the CLI. For complete
syntax and usage information about the commands that have been specifically created or changed
for the switches, refer to the command reference for this release.
This guide does not describe system messages you might encounter or how to install your switch. For
more information, refer to the Catalyst 2940 Switch System Message Guide for this release and to the
Catalyst 2940 Sw itch Hardware Installation Guide.