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Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 3-18
Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration 3-18
Booting Manually 3-19
Booting a Specific Software Image 3-20
Controlling Environment Variables 3-21
Scheduling a Reload of the Software Image 3-22
Configuring a Scheduled Reload 3-23
Displaying Scheduled Reload Information 3-24
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4Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine 4-1
Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software 4-1
Configuration Service 4-2
Event Service 4-3
NameSpace Mapper 4-3
What You Should Know About the CNS IDs and Device Hostna mes 4-3
ConfigID 4-3
DeviceID 4-4
Hostname and DeviceID 4-4
Using Hostname, DeviceID, and ConfigID 4-4
Understanding Cisco IOS Agents 4-5
Initial Configuration 4-5
Incremental (Partial) Configuration 4-6
Synchronized Configuration 4-6
Configuring Cisco IOS Agents 4-6
Enabling Automated CNS Configuration 4-6
Enabling the CNS Event Agent 4-7
Enabling the Cisco IOS CNS Agent 4-9
Enabling an Initial Configuration 4-9
Enabling a Partial Configuration 4-12
Displaying CNS Configuration 4-13
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5Administering the Switch 5-1
Identifying the Switch Image 5-1
Managing the System Time and Date 5-2
Understanding the System Clock 5-2
Understanding Network Time Protocol 5-3
Configuring NTP 5-5
Default NTP Configuration 5-5
Configuring NTP Authentication 5-5