Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Hardware Installation Guide

Product Overview
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Management Options
The switch offers several management options:
Device Manager
Device Manager is a graphical user interface that can be launched from anywhere in your
network through a web browser. Device Manager is already installed on the switch, and no
additional installation is required. From Device Manager, you can configure and monitor a
switch or launch a telnet session to the CLI. For more information, refer to the Cisco Gigabit
Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Software Configuration Guide on
http://www.hp.com/support and the online help for this application.
Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI)
The switch CLI is based on Cisco IOS software and is enhanced to support desktop-switching
features. You can fully configure and monitor the switch and switch cluster members from
the CLI. 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. Refer to the
Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Command Reference
Guide on
http://www.hp.com/support for more information.
CiscoView application
The CiscoView device-management application displays the switch image that you can use to
set configuration parameters and to view switch status and performance information. The
CiscoView application, which you purchase separately, can be a standalone application or
part of a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) platform. Refer to the CiscoView
documentation for more information.
SNMP network management
You can manage switches from an SNMP-compatible management station that is running
platforms such as HP OpenView. The switch supports a comprehensive set of Management
Information Base (MIB) extensions and four Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups. Refer to
the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Software
Configuration Guide on
http://www.hp.com/support and the documentation that came with
your SNMP application for more information.
CiscoWorks with Cluster Management Suite
You can manage multiple switches from CiscoWorks. For more information, refer to
CiscoWorks documentation located at http://www.cisco.com.
Network Configurations
Refer to http://www.hp.com/support for whitepapers explaining network configuration
concepts. The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Software
Configuration Guide also provides examples of network configurations that use the switch to
create dedicated network segments that are interconnected through Gigabit Ethernet
connections.