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Configuring and Managing the Switch
CHAPTER 2
Console Manager command groups
The Console Manager has several categories of commands:
• Console commands: help, banner, login/logout, console
parameters setup.
• System commands: system status, reset commands, download
commands, and system debug commands.
• IP commands: IP address setup, parameter and information
display, and remote boot setup.
• SNMP agent commands: SNMP community string settings,
management, and trap options.
• Switching database commands: aging time management and
switching database entry management.
• VLAN commands: management of security virtual LANs, virtual
broadcast domains, and port mirroring commands.
• Port configuration commands: duplex, speed, and flow control
port settings.
• Switching statistics commands: RMON and Ethernet traffic and
packet counters.
• Spanning tree commands: disabling or manually configuring the
spanning tree protocol.
The following example Console Manager session explains some of
the more commonly used commands for configuring ports and
monitoring traffic statistics. An example network is provided for
reference.