Cisco Catalyst 2950 - Enabling the CNS Configuration Agent; Enabling an Initial Configuration

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Chapter 5 Configuring IE2100 CNS Agents
Configuring CNS Embedded Agents
Enabling the CNS Configuration Agent
After enabling the CNS event agent, start the CNS configuration agent on the switch. You can enable the
configuration agent with these commands:
• the cns config initial global configuration command enables the configuration agent and initiates
an initial configuration on the switch.
• the cns config partial global configuration command enables the configuration agent and initiates
a partial configuration on the switch. You can then remotely send incremental configurations to the
switch from the Configuration Registrar.
Enabling an Initial Configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the CNS configuration agent and
initiate an initial configuration on the switch:
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
cns config connect-intf interface-prefix [ping-interval
seconds] [retries num]
Enter the connect-interface-config submode, and
specify the interface for connecting to the
Configuration Registrar.
• Enter the interface-prefix for the connecting
interface. You must specify the interface type
but need not specify the interface number.
• (Optional) For ping-interval seconds, enter the
interval between successive ping attempts. The
range is 1 to 30 seconds. The default is 10
seconds.
• (Optional) For retries num, enter the number of
ping retries. The range is 1 to 30. The default
is 5.
Step 3
config-cli
or
line-cli
Enter config-cli to connect to the Configuration
Registrar through the interface defined in cns config
connect-intf. Enter line-cli to connect to the
Registrar through modem dialup lines.
Note The config-cli interface configuration
command accepts the special directive
character & that acts as a placeholder for the
interface name. When the configuration is
applied, the & is replaced with the interface
name. For example, to connect through
FastEthernet0/0, the command
config-cli
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 &
generates the
command
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
FastEthernet0/0
.
Step 4
exit Return to global configuration mode.
Step 5
hostname name Enter the host name for the switch.