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Chapter 1 Overview

Features

Management Options

These are the options for configuring and managing the switch:

• An embedded device manager—The device manager is a GUI that is integrated in the software

image. You use it to configure and to monitor a single switch. For information about launching the

device manager, see the getting started guide. For more information about the device manager, see the

switch online help.

• Network Assistant—Network Assistant is a network management application that can be

downloaded from Cisco.com. You use it to manage a single switch, a cluster of switches, or a

community of devices. For more information about Network Assistant, see Getting Started with

Cisco Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com.

• 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 Chapter 2,

“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 Chapter 25, “Configuring SNMP.”

• IE2100—Cisco Intelligence Engine 2100 Series Configuration Registrar is a network 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 configuration change, and logging

the results.

For more information about IE2100, see Chapter 4, “Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents.”

Manageability Features

These are the manageability features:

• Cisco IE2100 Series CNS embedded agents for automating switch management, configuration

storage, and delivery

• DHCP for automating configuration of switch information (such as IP address, default gateway,

hostname, and Domain Name System [DNS] and TFTP server names)

• DHCP relay for forwarding User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcasts, including IP address

requests, from DHCP clients

• DHCP server for automatic assignment of IP addresses and other DHCP options 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) Versions 1 and 2 for network topology discovery and mapping

between the switch and other Cisco devices on the network