Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Configuring the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch with
Cisco Network Assistant
This chapter describes how to install Network Assistant on the workstation and configure the Catalyst
4500 (or 4900) series switch to communicate with Network Assistant. (The term Catalyst 4500 series
switch will be used to refer to both switch types in this chapter.) It also describes how to create
communities and clusters, which are two technologies used by Network Assistant to manage a group of
network devices, including the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
This chapter contains these topics:
• About Network Assistant, page 15-2
• Network Assistant-Related Parameters and Their Defaults, page 15-3
• Network Assistant CLI Commands, page 15-3
• Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant, page 15-4
• Managing a Network Using Community, page 15-6
• Converting a Cluster into a Community, page 15-10
• Managing a Network Using Cluster, page 15-11
• Configuring Network Assistant in Community or Cluster Mode, page 15-13
Note The Network Assistant is not bundled with an online software image on Cisco.com. You can download
the Network Assistant at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5931/index.html

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