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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Hostname and DeviceID 6-4
Using Hostname, DeviceID, and ConfigID 6-4
Understanding Cisco IOS Agents 6-5
Initial Configuration 6-5
Incremental (Partial) Configuration 6-6
Synchronized Configuration 6-6
Configuring Cisco IOS Agents 6-6
Enabling Automated CNS Configuration 6-6
Enabling the CNS Event Agent 6-7
Enabling the Cisco IOS CNS Agent 6-9
Enabling an Initial Configuration 6-9
Enabling a Partial Configuration 6-13
Displaying CNS Configuration 6-14
CHAPTER
7 Clustering Switches 7-1
Understanding Switch Clusters 7-1
Cluster Command Switch Characteristics 7-3
Standby Cluster Command Switch Characteristics 7-3
Candidate Switch and Cluster Member Switch Characteristics 7-3
Planning a Switch Cluster 7-4
Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members 7-4
Discovery Through CDP Hops 7-5
Discovery Through Non-CDP-Capable and Noncluster-Capable Devices 7-6
Discovery Through Different VLANs 7-6
Discovery Through Different Management VLANs 7-7
Discovery of Newly Installed Switches 7-8
HSRP and Standby Cluster Command Switches 7-9
Virtual IP Addresses 7-10
Other Considerations for Cluster Standby Groups 7-10
Automatic Recovery of Cluster Configuration 7-11
IP Addresses 7-12
Hostnames 7-12
Passwords 7-12
SNMP Community Strings 7-13
TACACS+ and RADIUS 7-13
LRE Profiles 7-13
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 7-14
Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 7-14
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 7-14