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® cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub management module guide.
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9032208 e4 i notice cabletron systems reserves the right to make changes in speciÞcations and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult cabletron systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, Þrmware, or so...
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Cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub ii management module guide restricted rights notice (applicable to licenses to the united states government only.) 1. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the rights in technical data an...
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9032208 e4 iii contents preface what is in this guide .......................................................................................................... Xi conventions ......................................................................................................................... Xi...
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Cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub iv management module guide chapter 3 conÞguration views what is in this chapter .....................................................................................................3-1 device conÞguration view ................................................................
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9032208 e4 v index.
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Cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub vi management module guide.
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9032208 e4 vii figures chapter 1 introduction figure 1-1. Using double-click zones to access spectrum views ................................... 1-3 figure 1-2. Using the icon subviews menu to access spectrum views .......................... 1-4 figure 1-3. Accessing module-speciÞc subviews ............
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Cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub viii management module guide.
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9032208 e4 ix tables chapter 2 device views table 2-1. Administrative status label descriptions........................................................... 2-4 table 2-2. Totals gauge mode: attributes and corresponding color .................................. 2-8 table 2-3. Rates gauge mode: attribut...
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Cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub x management module guide.
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9032208 e4 xi preface use this guide as a reference for the cisco catalyst 5000 hub management software. Before using this guide, you should be familiar with spectrum operation. For the purposes of this guide, the cisco catalyst 5000 hubs are referred to as Òdevices.Ó what is in this guide the follo...
Page 13: Conventions
Conventions preface cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub xii management module guide conventions this guide uses the following conventions: ¥ menu selections and buttons referenced in text appear in bold ; for example, conÞguration or detail . ¥ button names appear in shadowed boxes when introducing paragra...
Page 14: Other Related Documentation
9032208 e4 preface xiii other related documentation other related documentation refer to the following documentation for more information on managing tcp/ ip-based networks: martin, james, kathleen kavanagh chapman, joe leben. Local area networks: architectures and implementations , 2d ed. Englewood...
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Other related documentation preface cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub xiv management module guide.
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9032208 e4 1-1 chapter 1 introduction what is in this chapter this chapter introduces the spectrum management module for the cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hubs. It describes the following: ¥ the cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hubs ¥ spectrum model type - accessing spectrum views ¥ spectrum views roadmap the ci...
Page 17: Spectrum Model Type
Spectrum model type introduction cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 1-2 management module guide the catalyst 5500 is a 13 slot chassis that serves as a high-end switching platform. Depending on the modules installed, the catlayst 5500 can be used in backbone applications as a scaleable fast ethernet or at...
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9032208 e4 introduction 1-3 spectrum model type accessing spectrum views accessing spectrum views icons and labels that display information within and icon provide access to spectrum views. This is done through double-click zones ( figure 1-1 ), and icon subviews menu selections ( figure 1-2 ). To a...
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Spectrum model type introduction cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 1-4 management module guide figure 1-2. Using the icon subviews menu to access spectrum views figure 1-3. Accessing module-speciÞc subviews model name hubcat5000 go back go up icon subviews view path new view jump to view view history... ...
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9032208 e4 introduction 1-5 spectrum views roadmap spectrum views roadmap figure 1-4 shows a ÒroadmapÓ of the spectrum views for this device. These views are accessible from double-click zones ( figure 1-1 ) and icon subviews menus ( figure 1-2 , and figure 1-3 ). Figure 1-4. Spectrum views roadmap ...
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Spectrum views roadmap introduction cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 1-6 management module guide.
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9032208 e4 2-1 chapter 2 device views what is in this chapter this chapter describes the following device views and subviews available for the cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hubs: ¥ interface device view ¥ chassis device view see chapter 1, introduction , for information on accessing spectrum views . Inte...
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Interface device view device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-2 management module guide figure 2-1. Interface device view * file view help? Primary landscape 0x00400000 - vnm host - hubcat5000 of type primary find interface description network information address phy addr model name contact desc...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-3 interface device view interface icons interface icons these icons represent the interfaces or ports for this device. The icons identify the type of interface or port and provide statistical information. Figure 2-2 shows an example of an interface icon, its icon subviews m...
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Interface device view interface icons device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-4 management module guide interface label this label displays the interface (port) number. Administrative status label this label displays the status of this interface. Double-click this label to open the interface sta...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-5 interface device view interface icons network address displays the ip address assigned to the interface. Network information label this label displays user-selectable network information (address, name, or mask). The default is address. To change this labelÕs display, use...
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Interface device view interface options panel device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-6 management module guide interface options panel this area of the interface device view allows you to modify the presentation of a highlighted logical interface icon. Double-click a non-text area of this panel...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-7 interface device view interface options panel figure 2-3. Gauge control panel the gauge control panel provides the following: ¥ gauge mode ¥ selected attribute ¥ gauge type ¥ gauge buttons gauge mode this area allows you to select the type of information shown on the gaug...
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Interface device view interface options panel device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-8 management module guide selected attribute this area of the gauge control panel allows you to select the statistical attribute displayed on the interface iconÕs gauge label. The label changes color to reßect ...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-9 interface device view gauge type this area of the gauge control panel allows you to select either a numeric or linear display on the gauge label. Gauge buttons this area of the gauge control panel provides the following buttons: applies the current settings to the gauge l...
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Chassis device view device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-10 management module guide chassis device view this view provides information about the device and the modules it manages. The chassis device view is divided into two sections. The top section provides information about the cisco cataly...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-11 chassis device view module icons figure 2-4. Cisco catalyst 5000 chassis device view module icons these icons represent the modules inserted into the chassis. The icons identify the type of interface or port and provide statistical information. Figure 2-5 shows an exampl...
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Chassis device view module icons device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-12 management module guide figure 2-5. Module icon figure 2-6 shows the module identiÞcation labels and the views accessed from the icon subviews menu. Figure 2-6. Module identiÞcation labels and click zones a. Module numbe...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-13 chassis device view module icons 2. From the icon subviews menu, select module notes. Module status label this label displays the status of the module. Possible states are on, off and test. Double-click the module status label of the module icon to access the module tabl...
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Chassis device view device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-14 management module guide num ports displays the number of ports supported by this module. This button allows you to initiate action on the module. Reset causes the moduleÕs control logic to be reset. Enable or disable activates or dea...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-15 chassis device view port icons port icons this label represents a port or interface on the module within this device. Figure 2-7 shows an example of a port icon, its icon subviews menu, and its double-click zones. Figure 2-7. Port label a. Port number label/port notes b....
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Chassis device view port icons device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-16 management module guide port table view this view provides the following information: module displays the slot number in which this module is inserted in the chassis. Valid entries are 1 to the maximum number of slots in t...
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9032208 e4 device views 2-17 chassis device view port icons 2 at least one packet was received by the port in the last polling period. No packets were transmitted and no collisions were detected. 3 at least one packet was transmitted, and at least one packet was received in the last polling period. ...
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Chassis device view port icons device views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2-18 management module guide.
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9032208 e4 3-1 chapter 3 conÞguration views what is in this chapter this chapter describes the following conÞguration views available for the device and its interfaces. These views display network conÞguration and operating information. ¥ device conÞguration view ¥ interface conÞguration view ¥ cata...
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Device conÞguration view conÞguration views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 3-2 management module guide number of interfaces displays the number of ports for the device. Router redundancy this button allows you to enable (true), or disable (false) redundancy for this interface. By default it is set to ...
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9032208 e4 conÞguration views 3-3 interface conÞguration view last change displays the value of sysuptime at the time the interface entered its current operational state. If the current state was entered prior to the last re- initialization of the local network management subsystem, then this object...
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Catalyst stack system conÞguration view conÞguration views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 3-4 management module guide packet size displays the largest maximum transmission unit (mtu) that can be transmitted or received by the port, measured in octets. Queue length displays the length of the outbound p...
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9032208 e4 conÞguration views 3-5 catalyst stack system conÞguration view attach type this button allows you to change the attachment type of the fddi connection to the device. Table 3-1 shows the possible attachment types. New attach type settings will not take effect until the concentrator is rese...
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Catalyst stack system conÞguration view conÞguration views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 3-6 management module guide arp aging time displays the aging time in milliseconds for the arp table. Opens the catalyst stack chassis information view described later in this section. Opens the catalyst stack mo...
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9032208 e4 conÞguration views 3-7 catalyst stack system conÞguration view catalyst stack chassis information view backplane displays the chassis backplane type for the device. Possible backplane types are other, fddi, and fddi+ethernet. Wsx5101 1 dual attach multi mode fddi wsx5103 1 dual attach cdd...
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Catalyst stack system conÞguration view catalyst stack chassis information view conÞguration views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 3-8 management module guide number slots displays the number of slots for plug-in modules in the device. Power supplies this section of the chassis information view provide...
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9032208 e4 conÞguration views 3-9 catalyst stack system conÞguration view catalyst stack modules table alarms the alarms portion of the chassis information view provides information about any physical status alarms detected for the device. Possible alarm states for each of the Þelds listed below are...
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Catalyst stack system conÞguration view catalyst stack ports table conÞguration views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 3-10 management module guide ports displays the number of ports for the module. Model displays the manufacturerÕs model number for the chassis. Sort on this button allows you to select ...
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9032208 e4 conÞguration views 3-11 catalyst stack system conÞguration view catalyst stack ports table status displays the current operational state of this port. Possible states are other, ok, minorfault, and majorfault. Additional status displays an integer representing additional information on th...
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Catalyst stack system conÞguration view catalyst stack ports table conÞguration views cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 3-12 management module guide sort on this button allows you to select one of the table column headings as a sort key. Order this button allows you to sort the table in ascending or desc...
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9032208 e4 4-1 chapter 4 event and alarm messages what is in this chapter this chapter lists the types of events and alarms generated by the cisco catalyst hub and provides any probable cause messages corresponding to these alarms. Device events and alarms table 4-1 lists the spectrum database direc...
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Device events and alarms event and alarm messages cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 4-2 management module guide csevformat/event00010308 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %y - %tÓ} - a(n) {t} device, named {m}, has detected a communication link down. (event [{e}]) cspcause/prob00010308 communication link is down. Csevform...
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9032208 e4 event and alarm messages 4-3 device events and alarms csevformat/event011c0001 {d "%w- %d %m-, %y - %t"} - a catalyst switch, {t} (name - {m}) has reported the end of a tcp session. - (event [{e}]) no probable cause message. Csevformat/event011c0003 {d "%w- %d %m-, %y - %t"} - module {i 1...
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Device events and alarms event and alarm messages cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 4-4 management module guide csevformat/event011c0006 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %y - %tÓ} - device {m} of type {t} reported a conÞguration revision number error notiÞcation which signiÞes that a device has incremented its vtpconÞgre...
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9032208 e4 event and alarm messages 4-5 device events and alarms csevformat/event011c0008 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %y - %tÓ} - device {m} of type {t} reported a vtp server disabled notiÞcation. This trap is generated when the local system is no longer able to function as a vtp server because the number of de...
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Device events and alarms event and alarm messages cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 4-6 management module guide.
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9032208 e4 5-1 chapter 5 application view what is in this chapter this chapter describes the views and tables available for the following device- speciÞc applications: ¥ catalyst stack application (catstackapp) ¥ discovery application (ciscocdpapp) ¥ ethernet application (ethernetapp) the applicatio...
Page 59: Device Application View
Device application view application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-2 management module guide ¥ bridging - gen bridge app (gen_bridge_app) - spanning tree (span_tree_app) - static (static_app) - transparent (transparent_app) ¥ fddi application (rfc1512app) device application view this view shows...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-3 device application view figure 5-1. Device application view (icon mode) * file view help? Primary landscape 0x00400000 - hubcat 500 of type hubcat 5000 model name contact description location net addr prime-app sys up time manufacturer device type serial number static...
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Device application view application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-4 management module guide figure 5-2. Device application view (list mode) * file view help? Primary landscape 0x00400000 - hubcat 5000 of type hubcat 5000 model name contact description location net addr prime-app sys up time ma...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-5 device application view catalyst stack application catalyst stack application the catalyst stack application supported by the cisco catalyst hub is modeled in spectrum with the catstackapp model type. Table 5-1 describes each of the application-speciÞc icon subviews m...
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Device application view application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-6 management module guide this view provides the following information: allows you to enable or disable the rip protocol on the catalyst switch. Allows you to enable or disable ip fragmentation on the catalyst switch. Allows you...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-7 device application view cam aging time displays the aging time for the cam table. Allows you to select whether the cam module is operating in filtering mode or forwarding mode. Allows you to select the default translation for ipx packets when bridging from fddi snap t...
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Device application view community strings application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-8 management module guide community strings this view lists the community strings and allows you to change the access levels. When an snmp message is received by the catalyst switch, the messageÕs community str...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-9 device application view fddi ring table table 5-3 lists the possible community string entries. Fddi ring table this table lists the nodes in the fddi ring(s) to which the device is attached. Double-click a table entry to access an entry-speciÞc fddi ring table that al...
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Device application view catalyst filter tables application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-10 management module guide catalyst filter tables the following series of views are accessed in the order listed and are described below: ¥ mac table/vendor table ¥ protocol table/test table ¥ port table t...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-11 device application view catalyst filter tables vendor table this area of the filter tables view contains a list of vendor id Þlter entries. Double-click a table entry to access an entry-speciÞc filter vendor table view that allows you to modify the information presen...
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Device application view catalyst filter tables application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-12 management module guide type displays the type of action this Þlter will cause. Selecting invalid removes this Þlter from the table. Selecting deny causes packets whose type Þeld or dsap/ ssap Þeld matc...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-13 device application view monitor information view module displays the unique integer identiÞer of the module where this port is located. This number is the same as the slot number in which the module is installed. Port displays the unique integer identiÞer of this por...
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Device application view catalyst tftp information view application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-14 management module guide catalyst tftp information view this view allows you to conÞgure and initiate Þle transfers to and from the device. To access the catalyst tftp information view, do the fo...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-15 device application view catalyst trap receiver table catalyst trap receiver table this table lists the addresses of network management stations that should receive trap messages from the catalyst stack application. Double-click a table entry to access the entry-speci...
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Device application view vlan ports table application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-16 management module guide vlan ports table the catalyst vlan ports table provides a list of virtual lan port entries, which are determined by the number of modules in the chassis and by the port in each module....
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9032208 e4 application view 5-17 device application view catalyst vlan manager selecting a vlan within the vlan panel ( figure 5-3 ) of the catalyst vlan manager view, click on the vlan number to display or assign ports. The vlan number icon and the ports assigned to that vlan will be highlighted. F...
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Device application view discovery application application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-18 management module guide figure 5-4. Add/remove buttons changing a portÕs vlan to select a vlan to add a port to, highlight the vlan number icon in the vlan panel. Double click on the port icon which you ...
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9032208 e4 application view 5-19 device application view discovery cache table view discovery cache table view this view provides the information recieved by the cisco discovery protocol (cdp). It provides the following information: type displays the type of address contained in the corresponding ad...
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Device application view ethernet application application view cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 5-20 management module guide ethernet application this application provides access to the application-speciÞc detail view. To access the detail view, select detail from the icon subview menu. This view provide...
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9032208 e4 1 index symbols #1 status 3-8 #1 test results 3-8 #1 type 3-8 #2 status 3-8 #2 test results 3-8 #2 type 3-8 (rfc1512ap 5-2 numerics 1 dual phy multi mode oc-3 atm 3-7 1 dual phy single mode oc-3 atm 3-7 1 dual phy utp oc-3 atm 3-7 1 port multi mode oc-3 atm 3-7 1 port single mode oc-3 atm...
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Index cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 2 management module guide catalyst stack application 5-1 catalyst stack conÞguration view 3-1 catalyst stack ports table 3-10 sort on 3-12 catalyst stack system conÞguration view 3-4 catalyst vlan manager 5-16 adding a vlan 5-17 changing a portÕs vlan 5-18 discover...
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9032208 e4 index 3 port logical access label detail 2-1 receive max 5-7 ring table 5-9 transmit max 5-7 fddi application 5-2 fddi ring table 5-9 fddi transmit buffers 5-7 file 5-14 filter tables 5-10 filtering mode 5-7 find 2-6 firmware 2-14 forwarding mode 5-7 g gauge control panel 2-6 gauge button...
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Index cisco catalyst 5000/5500 hub 4 management module guide table 5-10 mac address label 2-4 mac Þlter entries 5-10 major 3-9 mask 5-12 network 2-6 mgmt type 3-4 mib-ii 5-1 minor 3-9 model 3-6 , 3-10 module 2-13 , 2-16 , 3-10 , 5-8 , 5-10 , 5-11 , 5-12 , 5-13 , 5-14 module status label 2-13 module ...
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9032208 e4 index 5 module 5-13 port 5-13 source virtual lan 5-13 span_tree_app 5-2 spanning tree protocol 5-6 spectrum support 1-1 , 1-2 spectrum views roadmap 1-5 speed 2-16 static 5-2 static_ap 5-2 status 2-13 , 2-16 , 3-8 , 3-11 sub type 2-14 supervisor module ii, 2 100basefx multi mode 3-7 super...
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