Cisco Systems WSC2960X24TSL manual show cns config connections, show cns event connections, Step

Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine

Refreshing DeviceIDs

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action
Step 1	show cns config connections

Example:

Switch# show cns config connections

Purpose

Displays whether the CNS event agent is connecting to the gateway, connected, or active, and the gateway used by the event agent, its IP address and port number.

Step 2	Make sure that the CNS event agent is properly
	connected to the event gateway.

Step 3	show cns event connections
	Example:
	Switch# show cns event connections
Step 4	Record from the output of Step 3 the information for
	the currently connected connection listed below. You
	will be using the IP address and port number in
	subsequent steps of these instructions.

Examine the output of show cns config connections for the following:

•Connection is active.

•Connection is using the currently configured switch hostname. The DeviceID will be refreshed to correspond to the new hostname configuration using these instructions.

Displays the event connection information for your switch.

Step 5	configure terminal	Enters global configuration mode.
	Example:
	Switch# configure terminal
Step 6	no cns event ip-address port-number	Specifies the IP address and port number that you recorded
		in Step 4 in this command.

Example:

Switch(config)# no cns event 172.28.129.22 2012

Step 7 cns event ip-address port-number

This command breaks the connection between the switch and the event gateway. It is necessary to first break, then reestablish, this connection to refresh the DeviceID.

Specifies the IP address and port number that you recorded in Step 4 in this command.

Example:

Switch(config)# cns event 172.28.129.22 2012

Step 8 end

Example:

Switch(config)# end

This command reestablishes the connection between the switch and the event gateway.

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

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

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