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Chapter 1 Configuration Overview
Feature Software Licensing
• IGMP throttling for configuring the action when the maximum number of entries is in the IGMP
forwarding table
• IGMP leave timer for configuring the leave latency for the network
• Switch Database Management (SDM) templates for allocating system resources to maximize
support for user-selected features
• Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs), a part of Cisco IOS software that uses active traffic
monitoring for measuring network performance
• Configurable small-frame arrival threshold to prevent storm control when small frames (64 bytes or
less) arrive on an interface at a specified rate (the threshold)
• FlexLink Multicast Fast Convergence to reduce the multicast traffic convergence time after a
FlexLink failure
• RADIUS server load balancing to allow access and authentication requests to be distributed evenly
across a server group
• Support for QoS marking of CPU-generated traffic and queue CPU-generated traffic on the egress
network ports
Management Options
• An embedded Device Manager—Device Manager is a GUI application that is integrated in the
software image. You use it to configure and to monitor a single switch. For information about
launching Device Manager, see the getting started guide. For more information about Device Manager,
see the switch online help.
• Network Assistant—Network Assistant is a network management application that can be
downloaded from Cisco.com. You use it to manage a single switch, a cluster of switch es, or a
community of devices. For more information about Network Assistant, see Getting Started with
Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com.
• CLI—The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- and multilayer-switching features. You can access
the CLI either by connecting your management station directly to th e switch console port or by using
Telnet from a remote management station. For more information about the CLI, see Chapter 2,
“Using the Command-Line Interface.”
• SNMP—SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Suite (LMS)
and HP OpenView. You can manage from an SNMP-compatible management station that is running
platforms such as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. The switch supports a comprehensive set of
MIB extensions and four remote monitoring (RMON) groups. For more information about using
SNMP, see Chapter 36, “Configuring SNMP.”
• Cisco IOS Configuration Engine (previously known as the Cisco IOS CNS agent)—Configuration
service automates the deployment and management of network devices and services. You can
automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific
configuration changes, sending them to the switch, executing the configura tion change, and logging
the results.
For more information about CNS, see Chapter 5, “Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine.”