Cisco Systems Network Assistant Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community, Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster

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

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:

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)# interface {vlan

vlan_ID

{fastethernet | gigabitethernet}

slot/interface

| Port-channel

number

}

Select an interface.

Step 3 Switch(config-if)# ip address

ip_address

address_mask

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

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.

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