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Chapter1 Overview
Features
•CLI—The Cisco IOS software supports desktop- and multilayer-switching features. You can access
the CLI either by connecting your management station directly to the switch console port or by using
Telnet from a remote management station. For more information about the CLI, see Chapter2,
“Using the Command-Line Interface.”
•SNMP—SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Suite (LMS)
and HP OpenView. You can manage from an SNMP-compatible management station that is running
platforms such as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. The switch supports a comprehensive set of
MIB extensions and four remote monitoring (RMON) groups. For more information about using
SNMP, see Chapter27, “Configuring SNMP.”
•IE2100—Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar is a ne twork management
device that works with embedded Cisco Networking Services (CNS) agents in the switch software.
You can automate initial configurations and configuration updates by generating switch-specific
configuration changes, sending them to the switch, executing the configura tion change, and logging
the results.
For more information about IE2100, see Chapter 4, “Understa nding CNS Embedded Agents.”
Manageability Features
•Cisco IE2100 Series CNS embedded agents for automating switch management, configuration
storage, and delivery
•DHCP for automating configuration of switch information (suc h as IP address, default gateway,
hostname, and Domain Name System [DNS] and TFTP server names)
•DHCP relay for forwarding User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broa dcasts, including IP address
requests, from DHCP clients
•DHCP server for automatic assignment of IP addresses and other DHCP opt ions to IP hosts
•Directed unicast requests to a DNS server for identifying a switch through its IP address and its
corresponding hostname and to a TFTP server for administering software upgrades from a TFTP
server
•Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for identifying a switch through its IP address and its
corresponding MAC address
•Unicast MAC address filtering to drop packets with specific source or destination MAC addresses
•Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions1 and 2 for network topo logy discovery and mapping
between the switch and other Cisco devices on the network
•Network Time Protocol (NTP) for providing a consistent time stamp to all switches from an external
source
•Cisco IOS File System (IFS) for providing a single interface to all file systems that the switch uses
•Unique device identifier to provide product identification information through a show inventory
user EXEC command display
•In-band management access through the device manager over a Netscape N avigator or Microsoft
Internet Explorer browser session
•In-band management access for up to 16 simultaneous Telnet connections for multiple CLI-based
sessions over the network
•In-band management access for up to five simultaneous, encrypted Secure Shell ( SSH) connections
for multiple CLI-based sessions over the network (requires the cryptographic version of the
software)