Cisco Systems WSC2960X24PDL How to Configure the Configuration Engine, configure terminal, end

Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine

How to Configure the Configuration Engine

Device	Required Configuration
TFTP server	• A bootstrap configuration file that includes the
	CNS configuration commands that enable the
	switch to communicate with the Configuration
	Engine

• The switch configured to use either the switch

	MAC address or the serial number (instead of
	the default hostname) to generate the ConfigID
	and EventID
	• The CNS event agent configured to push the
	configuration file to the switch
CNS Configuration Engine	One or more templates for each type of device, with
	the ConfigID of the device mapped to the template.

1 A DHCP Relay is needed only when the DHCP Server is on a different subnet from the client.

Related Topics

Initial Configuration, on page 18

How to Configure the Configuration Engine

Enabling the CNS Event Agent

Note You must enable the CNS event agent on the switch before you enable the CNS configuration agent.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the CNS event agent on the switch.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.configure terminal

2.cns event {hostname ip-address}[port-number] [ [keepalive seconds retry-count][failover-timeseconds ] [reconnect-timetime] backup]

3.end

	Catalyst 2960-X Switch Network Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX
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