Contents
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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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LRE Profiles 6-18
Availability of Switch-Specific Features in Switch Clusters 6-18
Creating a Switch Cluster 6-19
Enabling a Command Switch 6-19
Adding Member Switches 6-20
Creating a Cluster Standby Group 6-22
Verifying a Switch Cluster 6-24
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 6-25
Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 6-25
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 6-26
CHAPTER
7 Administering the Switch 7-1
Managing the System Time and Date 7-1
Understanding the System Clock 7-1
Understanding Network Time Protocol 7-2
Configuring NTP 7-3
Default NTP Configuration 7-4
Configuring NTP Authentication 7-4
Configuring NTP Associations 7-5
Configuring NTP Broadcast Service 7-6
Configuring NTP Access Restrictions 7-7
Configuring the Source IP Address for NTP Packets 7-9
Displaying the NTP Configuration 7-10
Configuring Time and Date Manually 7-10
Setting the System Clock 7-11
Displaying the Time and Date Configuration 7-11
Configuring the Time Zone 7-12
Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) 7-13
Configuring a System Name and Prompt 7-15
Default System Name and Prompt Configuration 7-15
Configuring a System Name 7-15
Configuring a System Prompt 7-16
Understanding DNS 7-16
Default DNS Configuration 7-17
Setting Up DNS 7-17
Displaying the DNS Configuration 7-18
Creating a Banner 7-18
Default Banner Configuration 7-18