Cisco Systems 2900 XL User Manual 2

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Quick Start Guide

CATA LY S T 2900 SERIES XL SWITCHES

Serial cable

10BaseT/ 100BaseT switch

10BaseT/ 100BaseT hub

10BaseT/ 100BaseT router

Crossover

cabling

Straight-through cabling

SERIES

10BaseT/ 100BaseTX workstations

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED

CABLE THE SWITCH

Cisco IOS command-line interface

Web-based or SNMP-based management station

ASSIGN SWITCH INFORMATION

ACCESS THE SWITCH FROM YOUR BROWSER

Take Out What You Need

Catalyst 2900 series XL Ethernet switch

Tighten Screws To Activate

WS-X2914-XL-V

1x 1x

M OD

Tighten

Screws

To Activate

10BaseT/100BaseTX

10x

100BaseFX

WS-X2922-XL-V

11x

12x

13x

100BaseFX

14x

15x

16x

17x

18x

19x

20x

21x

23x

22x

24x

Hardware installation guide and release notes

RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover console cable

AC power cable

RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial connector

RJ-45-to-DB-9 terminal connector

Rack-mount kit

Release

Notes

Installation Guide

Rubber feet

Note: You need to supply a Category 5 straight-through or crossover cables to connect to Ethernet devices.

Cable the Switch

Tighten Screws

To Activate

WS-X2914-XL-V

MODE

RJ-45

10/100 port

10BaseT/100BaseTX

10x

11x

12x

13x

Tighten

14x

15x

16x

Screws To Activate

WS-X2922-XL-V

17x

100BaseFX

18x

19x

20x

21x

23x

22x

24x

RJ-45-to-RJ-45

Cat 5 straight-

RJ-45

Ethernet port

through cable

Connect PCs, Workstations, Servers, and Routers

Connect a Category 5 straight-through

cable (not supplied) to a 10/100 port on the front panel of the switch.

Connect the other end of the cable to

the RJ-45 port of the PC, workstation, server, or router.

Connect Switches and Hubs

Connect a Category 5 crossover cable

(not supplied) to a 10/100 port on the front panel of the switch.

Connect the other endof the cable toan

RJ-45 port of the target switch or hub.

Note: Use a straight-through cable to connect two ports when one of the ports is designated with an X. Use a crossover cable to connect two ports when both ports are designated with an X.

RJ-45-to-RJ-45

rollover cable

CONSOLE

RJ-45

console port

DC INPUTS FOR REMOTE

POWER SUPPLY

SPECIFIED IN MANUAL.

+5V @24A, +12V @1.0A

RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter

(labeled TERMINAL)

DC INPUT

RATING

100-120/200-240V

2.0A/1.0A 50-60HZ

Connect the AC Power Cord

Connect one end of the supplied AC

power cable to the switch rear panel.

Note: If you are connecting to a Cisco 600W AC redundant power system (RPS), refer to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation Guide and the Cisco Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide for more information.

Connect the other end of the power

cable to a grounded AC outlet.

Connect to Your Console

Connect the supplied ﬂat, blue, rollover

cable to the CONSOLE port on the switch rear panel.

Connect the other end of the cable to a

terminal or PC with terminal-emulation software. Use one of the supplied adapters if you need to.

The terminal or emulation software must match the settings on the console port. Check your terminal or emulation software to be sure it matches the settingslistedbelow,andreconﬁgureitif it does not.

— 9600 baud — No parity — 8 data bits — 1 stop bit

Assign Switch Information

The ﬁrst time that you access the switch, it runs a setup program that prompts you for IP and other conﬁguration information necessary for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. This information is also required if you plan to use the Cluster Management Suite to conﬁgure and manage the switch.

Note: If the switch will be a cluster member managed through the IP address of the command switch, it is not necessary to assign IP information or a password. If you are conﬁguring the switch as a standalone switch or as a command switch, you must assign IP information. Refer to the Cisco

IOS Desktop Switching Software Conﬁguration Guide for more information.

IP Information Requirements

You will need the following information from your system administrator:

• Switch IP address

• Subnet mask (IP netmask)

• Default gateway (router)

• Enable secret password

Enter the switch IP address, and press

Return:

Enter IP address:

Enter the subnet mask, and press

Return:

Enter IP netmask:

Enter Y at the next prompt to specify a

default gateway (router):

Would you like to enter a default gateway address? [yes]: y

Enter the IP address of the default

gateway, and press Return.

IP address of the default gateway:

ip_address

Enter a host name for the switch, and

press Return.

Note: On a command switch, the host name is limited to 28 characters; on a member switch to 31characters. Do notuse

-n, where n isa number,as thelast character in a host name for any switch.

Enter a host name:

Enter a secret password, and press

Return.

ip_address

ip_netmask

host_name

First-Time Startup

Use this procedure to assign IP information:

Enter Y at the ﬁrst prompt.

Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y

Note: The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case-sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces.

Enter enable secret:

secret_password

Enter Y to enter a Telnet password:

Would you like to configure a Telnet password? [yes] y

password snmp community private rw snmp community public ro cluster enable

telnet_password

cls_name

Note: The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case-sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.

Enter the Telnet password, and press

Return:

Enter Telnet password:

telnet_password

Enter Y to conﬁgure the switch as the

cluster command switch. Enter N to conﬁgure it as a member switch or as a standalone switch.

Note: If you enter N, the switchappears as acandidate switch in ClusterBuilder.Inthis case, the message in Step 11 is not displayed.

Would you like to enable as a cluster command switch? y

Assign a name to the cluster, and press

Return.

Enter cluster name:

cls_name

Note: The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.

The initial conﬁguration is displayed:

The following configuration command script was created:

ip subnet-zero interface VLAN1 ip address ip default-gateway hostname enable secret 5 $1$M3pS$cXtAlkyR3/6Cn8/ line vty 0 15

172.20.153.36 255.255.255.0

172.20.153.01

host_name

end

Verify that the information is correct.

— Iftheinformationiscorrect,enterY

at the prompt, and press Return.

— If the information is not correct,

enter N at the prompt, press Return, and begin again at Step 1.

Use this configuration? [yes/no]:y

Where to Go Next

After you complete the setup program, the switch can run the created default conﬁguration. If you want to change this conﬁguration or want to perform other management tasks, use one of these tools:

• Command-line interface (CLI)

• Cluster Management Suite from your browser

To use the CLI, enter commands at the switch> prompt. Refer to the Cisco IOS

Desktop Switching Software Conﬁguration Guide or the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Command Reference (online only) for

conﬁguration information. To use the Cluster Management Suite, go to

Section 4, “Access the Switch from Your Browser.”

Access the Switch from Your Browser

AJavabrowserplug-in is required to access the HTML interface. Youcan download theplug-in from Cisco Connection Online (CCO). If you have a SmartNet support contract, you can log in to the following URL and download the plug-in:

• http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat2900XL If you do nothave a SmartNet contract, you can downloadthe plug-in from the following URL:

• http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat2900XL Follow the instructions that accompany the plug-in to install it on your computer. After you have assigned an IP address to the switch and installed the plug-in, you can access the

switch from your browser and use the Cluster Management Suite to view or change conﬁguration settings. If this is a command switch, you can also use the Cluster Management application to conﬁgure other switches. Touse web-based tools, follow the procedure to set the appropriate browser options.

The web-based tools support the following platforms and network browsers:

Minimum Operating System

Operating System

Windows 95 Service Pack 1 4.61 or 4.7 4.01a or 5.0 Windows 98 Second Edition 4.61 or 4.7 4.01a or 5.0 Windows NT Service Pack 3 4.61 or 4.7 4.01a or 5.0 Solaris 2.5.1

or higher

Requirements

SUN-recommended patch cluster for the OS and Motif library patch 103461-24

Netscape Communicator

4.61 or 4.7 Not supported

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Note: Netscape Communicator version 4.6 is NOT supported.

The switch checks the browser version when starting a session to ensure that the browser is supported. If the browser is not supported, the switch displays a warning message.

Note: Refer to the release notes for additional requirements for setting up your browser.

Conﬁguring Netscape Communicator (All Versions)

Select Every visit to the page, and click

OK.

From the menu bar, select

Edit>Preferences.

In the Preferences window, click

Advanced. Select the Enable Java, Enable JavaScript,

and Enable Style Sheets check boxes. From the Advanced drop-down list, select

Cache. Under Document in cache is compared to

document on network, select Every time. Click OK.

Conﬁguring Internet Explorer (4.01a)

Note: For the procedure to conﬁgure Internet Explorer 5.0, refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Conﬁguration Guide.

From the menu bar, select View>Internet

Options. In the Internet Options window, click

Advanced. Scroll through the list of options to Java

VM, select the Java JIT compiler enabled and Java logging enabled check boxes, and click Apply.

Click General. In the Temporary Internet

Files section, click Settings. The Settings window opens.

In the Internet Options window, click

Security. In the Zone drop-down list, select

Trusted Sites Zone, and click Custom. Click Settings.

In the Java>Java permissions section,

select Custom. Click the Java Custom Setting, which appears at the bottom of

the window. In the Trusted Sites Zone window,click

Edit Permissions. If the buttons under Run Unsigned

Content are not available, select either Medium or Low security in the Reset

Java Permissions list box. Click Reset. Under Run Unsigned Content, select

Enable, and click OK. In the Security Settings window, click

OK. In the Internet Options window, click

Security. Verify that the Zone drop-down list is set to Trusted Sites Zone.

In the Trusted Sites Zone section, click

Add Sites. In the Trusted Sites Zone window,

deselect the Require server veriﬁcation check box.

In the Add this Website to the Zone ﬁeld,

enter the IP address of the switch.

Note: If the you plan to use Cluster Management for switch conﬁguration, you mustenter the address of theclustercommand switch. Youcan also enterthe addresses of the member switches, but they are not required.If you plan to use Visual Switch Manager(VSM) forswitchconﬁguration, you must enter the IP address of each switch that you want to manage. Youdo not need to delete the address from the Trusted Sites list if the switch later becomes a cluster member. Refer to the Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Conﬁguration Guide for more information.

Click Add, and then click OK.

In the Internet Options window, click

Apply, and then click OK.

Press Return. The universal access page

for your switch displays.

Note: You are prompted with a message if your browser version is not supported.

Displaying the Access Page

Once the browser is conﬁgured, display the Cluster Management Suite access page:

Enter the IP address of the switch in the

Location ﬁeld if you are using Netscape (the Address ﬁeld if youare using Internet Explorer).

Note: You can cut and paste the switch IP address from the window that you used to complete the setup program.

Click Cluster Management Suite or

Visual Switch Manager to display the appropriate Cluster Management application.

For More Information

See the Catalyst 2900 Series XL Installation Guide for detailed instructions on installing

the Catalyst 2900 series XL switch. See the

Cisco IOS Desktop Switching Software Conﬁguration Guide for detailed

instructions on using the Cluster Management Suite and the CLI to conﬁgure and manage switches. See the release notes for recent information about the Catalyst 2900 series XL switch.

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