Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Feature Guide

Contents

Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn. You must have an account on Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Contents

Prerequisites for the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules, page 2

Information About the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules, page 2

How to Configure the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module, page 33

How to Configure the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module in a Switch Stack, page 50

How to Configure a Switch Cluster, page 57

Upgrading the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module Software, page 63

Troubleshooting the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module Software, page 66

Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios, page 78

Network Configuration Examples, page 81

Additional References, page 87

Prerequisites for the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules

The Cisco IOS version on the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules must be compatible with the Cisco IOS software release and feature set on the router. See the “Feature History for the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules (NME-16ES-1G-P,NME-X-23ES-1G-P,NME-XD-24ES-1S-P,NME-XD-48ES-2S-P)” section on page 1 and the “Feature History for the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules (NME-16ES-1G,NME-X-23ES-1G)” section on page 1.

To view the router, Cisco IOS software release and feature set, enter the show version command in privileged EXEC mode.

To view the Cisco EtherSwitch service module IOS version, enter the dir flash: command in privileged EXEC mode.

Information About the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules

This section describes the features and some important concepts about the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules:

Hardware Overview, page 3

Software Features and Benefits, page 4

Cisco StackWise Concepts, page 12

Clustering Concepts, page 20

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEC

2

Page 2
Image 2
Cisco Systems NME-16ES-1G manual Contents