Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands
boot buffersize
boot buffersize
Use the boot buffersize global configuration command to specify the size of the file system-simulated
NVRAM in flash memory. The buffer holds a copy of the configuration file in memory. Use the no form
of this command to return to the default setting.
boot buffersize size
no boot buffersize
This command is available only on Catalyst 2950 Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switches.
Syntax Description
Defaults The default is 32 KB.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines The configuration file cannot be larger than the buffer size allocation.
You must reload the switch by using the reload privileged EXEC command for this command to take
effect.
This command changes the setting of the CONFIG_BUFSIZE environment variable. For more
information, see Appendix B, “Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Switch Boot Loader Commands.”
Related Commands
size The buffer allocation size in bytes. The range is 4096 to 524288 bytes.
Release Modification
12.1(11)YJ This command was introduced.
Command Description
show boot Displays the settings of the boot environment variables.

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Specifications

General

Forwarding Bandwidth	8.8 Gbps
Switching Capacity	13.6 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	6.6 Mpps
Weight	3.6 kg
RAM	16 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Dimensions	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Status Indicators	system
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C
Ports	24 x 10/100 Ethernet ports
MAC Address Table Size	8, 192 entries
Power Supply	Internal 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz