Cisco Systems 4500 Switch User Manual


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Software Configuration Guide—Release 15.0(2)SG
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Network Assistant-Related Parameters and Their Defaults 12-3
Network Assistant CLI Commands 12-3
Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant 12-4
(Minimum) Required Configuration 12-4
(Additional) Configuration Required to Use Community 12-5
(Additional) Configuration Required to Use Clustering 12-5
Managing a Network Using Community 12-6
Candidate and Member Requirements 12-7
Automatic Discovery of Candidates and Members 12-7
Community Names 12-8
Hostnames 12-8
Passwords 12-8
Communication Protocols 12-8
Access Modes in Network Assistant 12-9
Community Information 12-9
Adding Devices 12-9
Converting a Cluster into a Community 12-10
Managing a Network Using Cluster 12-11
Understanding Switch Clusters 12-11
Cluster Command Switch Requirements 12-11
Network Assistant and VTY 12-12
Candidate Switch and Cluster Member Switch Requirements 12-12
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 12-13
Configuring Network Assistant in Community or Cluster Mode 12-13
Configuring Network Assistant on a Networked Switch in Community Mode 12-13
Configuring Network Assistant in a Networked Switch in Cluster Mode 12-17
CHAPTER
13 Configuring VLANs, VTP, and VMPS 13-1
VLANs 13-1
About VLANs 13-1
VLAN Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions 13-3
VLAN Ranges 13-3
Configurable Normal-Range VLAN Parameters 13-4
VLAN Default Configuration 13-4
Configuring VLANs 13-5
Configuring VLANs in Global Configuration Mode 13-6
Assigning a Layer 2 LAN Interface to a VLAN 13-7
VLAN Trunking Protocol 13-7
About VTP 13-8