Cisco Systems 2900 User Manual

About This Guide

This section discusses the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the Catalyst 2900 User Guide, and deﬁnes the conventions used to con ve y instructions and information.

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on a CD called Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series. The CD is updated and shipped monthly so it might be more current than printed documentation. To order the Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series CD, contact your local sales representative or call Customer Service. The CD is available both as a single CD and as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco technical documentation on the World Wide Web URL http://www.cisco.com.

Note The Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series CD was previously called

UniverCD.

Document Objectives

This publication describes speciﬁc procedures for preparing your site and network equipment for the initial installation of the Catalyst 2900 hardware and software for the startup. It also describes procedures you can use in the future to modify or upgrade your system. It guides you through the initial site preparation, hardware installation, and startup of your new switch. After you install the hardware, you will use the appropriate companion publications to conﬁgure your system software. Maintenance procedures and guidelines for the general care and upkeep of your new switch are also included. All additions or upgrades to the switch hardware or software image (ﬁrmware) that you order from the factory are accompanied by conﬁguration notes that provide product-speciﬁc installation instructions and up-to-date product information.

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Audience

Setting up and maintaining a network requires the knowledge and expertise of people with a variety of skills. In many cases, the people responsible for installing and maintaining hardware and wiring are not the people who conﬁgure the software and administer the network. This publication provides information speciﬁc to initial installation and conﬁguration of the switch hardware and software. To use this publication you should be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and, preferably, have experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician. This document provides brief descriptions and examples of a few software conﬁguration and display commands. For comprehensive descriptions and examples of software conﬁguration commands and the procedures for implementing them, refer to the Catalyst 2900 Conﬁguration Guide and Command Reference publication.

Document Organization

This publication contains the following information:

• Chapter 1, “What Is the Catalyst 2900?”, describes the physical properties of the switch,

components, and interfaces. It also provides brief functional descriptions of the primary system features.

• Chapter 2, “Installation Overview,” describes safety recommendations, site

requirements, tools required, optional and required network connection equipment, unpacking checklists, and procedures you should perform before actual installation. This chapter also describes and illustrates all types of network interface cables, connectors, and interface devices you may need for your network connections.

• Chapter 3, “Rack-Mounting Instructions,” provides instructions for rack-mounting the

switch.

• Chapter 4, “Cabling Instructions,” describes the procedures to make all external cable

connections to the Catalyst 2900 and apply power to the system.

• Chapter 5, “Conﬁguring the Software,” discusses the initial conﬁguration of the

Catalyst 2900 series switch and describes how you conﬁgure such functions as IP addressing and SNMP management.

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