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Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine

Enabling an Initial Configuration for Cisco IOS CNS Agent

Command or Action Purpose

Step 15 cns config initial {hostname ip-address} Enables the Cisco IOS agent, and initiates an initial configuration.

[port-number] [event] [no-persist] [page	• For {hostname ip-address}, enter the hostname or the IP address of
page] [source ip-address][syntax-check]
	the configuration server.

Example:

RemoteSwitch(config)# cns config initial 10.1.1.1 no-persist

•(Optional) For port-number, enter the port number of the configuration server. The default port number is 80.

•(Optional) Enable event for configuration success, failure, or warning messages when the configuration is finished.

•(Optional) Enable no-persistto suppress the automatic writing to NVRAM of the configuration pulled as a result of entering the cns config initial global configuration command. If the no-persistkeyword is not entered, using the cns config initial command causes the resultant configuration to be automatically written to NVRAM.

•(Optional) For page page, enter the web page of the initial configuration. The default is /Config/config/asp.

•(Optional) Enter source ip-addressto use for source IP address.

•(Optional) Enable syntax-checkto check the syntax when this parameter is entered.

Note Though visible in the command-line help string, the encrypt, status url, and inventory keywords are not supported.

Step 16 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:

RemoteSwitch(config)# end

This example shows how to configure an initial configuration on a remote switch when the switch configuration is unknown (the CNS Zero Touch feature).

Switch(config)# cns template connect template-dhcp

Switch(config-tmpl-conn)# cli ip address dhcp

Switch(config-tmpl-conn)# exit

Switch(config)# cns template connect ip-route

Switch(config-tmpl-conn)#cli ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 ${next-hop}

Switch(config-tmpl-conn)# exit

Switch(config)# cns connect dhcp

Switch(config-cns-conn)#discover interface gigabitethernet

Switch(config-cns-conn)# template template-dhcp

Switch(config-cns-conn)# template ip-route

Switch(config-cns-conn)# exit

Switch(config)# hostname RemoteSwitch

RemoteSwitch(config)# cns config initial 10.1.1.1 no-persist

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

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