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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Blade Switch Installation
Where to Go Next
Using the Management Blade Web Interface
You can monitor and manage the blade switches through the BX600 system web interface. Follow
these steps:
a. Launch a web browser on your PC or workstation.
b. Enter the BX600 system IP address in the web browser, and press Enter. The web interface
appears.
c. Click Switch Blade 1, Switch Blade 2, and so on to see the information for a specific blade
switch.
See the PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems RemoteView Management Blade User Interface
Description for more information.
Using the Command-Line Interface
The blade switch CLI) is based on Cisco IOS software and enhanced to support desktop-switching
features. You can fully configure and monitor the blade switch from the CLI. You can access the CLI
either by connecting your management station directly to the blade switch console port or by using
Telnet from a remote management station. Refer to the blade switch command reference on
Cisco.com for more information.
Using SNMP
You can use SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks Small Network Management
Solution (SNMS) to configure and manage the blade switch. You also can manage it from an
SNMP-compatible workstation that is running platforms such as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager.