Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Chapter 4 Administering the Switch
Configuring Embedded CiscoView Support
These sections describe the Embedded CiscoView support available with
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EW and later releases:
• Understanding Embedded CiscoView, page 4-45
• Installing and Configuring Embedded CiscoView, page 4-45
• Displaying Embedded CiscoView Information, page 4-48
Understanding Embedded CiscoView
The Embedded CiscoView network management system is a web-based interface that uses HTTP and
SNMP to provide a graphical representation of the switch and to provide a GUI-based management and
configuration interface.
Installing and Configuring Embedded CiscoView
To install and configure Embedded CiscoView, perform this task:
Note The default password for accessing the switch web page is the enable-level password of the switch.
Command Purpose
Step 1
Switch# dir device_name
Displays the contents of the device.
If you are installing Embedded CiscoView for the first
time, or if the CiscoView directory is empty, skip to
Step 5.
Step 2
Switch# delete device_name:cv/*
Removes existing files from the CiscoView directory.
Step 3
Switch# squeeze device_name:
Recovers the space in the file system.
Step 4
Switch# copy tftp bootflash
Copies the tar file to bootflash.
Step 5
Switch# archive tar /xtract tftp://
ip address of tftp server/ciscoview.tar
device_name:cv
Extracts the CiscoView files from the tar file on the TFTP
server to the CiscoView directory.
Step 6
Switch# dir device_name:
Displays the contents of the device.
In a redundant configuration, repeat Step 1 through
Step 6 for the file system on the redundant supervisor
engine.
Step 7
Switch# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 8
Switch(config)# ip http server
Enables the HTTP web server.
Step 9
Switch(config)# snmp-server community string ro
Configures the SNMP password for read-only operation.
Step 10
Switch(config)# snmp-server community string rw
Configures the SNMP password for read/write operation.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E