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Chapter 2 Getting Started with CMS
Cluster Manager and VSM
Table 2-9 VSM and Cluster Manager Menu Bars
Menu Bar Options Task
Cluster (VSM-specific)
Cluster Command
Configuration
Enable a switch to act as the cluster command switch.
Cluster Management Display Cluster Manager or Cluster Builder.
Cluster (Cluster Manager-specific)
Management VLAN Change the management VLAN for a cluster.
System Time Management Configure the system time or configure the Network Time Protocol
(NTP).
VMPS Configuration Configure the VLAN Membership Policy Server.
Standby Command
Configuration
Create an Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) standby group to
provide command-switch redundancy.
Device Position Rearrange the order in which switches appear in Cluster Manager.
User Settings Set the polling interval for Cluster Manager, Cluster Builder, and the
performance graphs. Set the application to display by default.
Cluster Builder Display Cluster Builder.
System
Inventory Display the device type, software version, IP address, and other
information about a switch or a cluster of switches.
IP Management Configure IP information for a switch.
Software Upgrade Upgrade the software for the cluster or a switch.
System Time Management
(VSM-specific)
Configure the system time or the NTP.
SNMP Management Enter Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community
strings, and configure end stations as trap managers.
Console Baud Rate Change the baud rate for a switch.
ARP Table Display the device Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table.
User Settings (VSM-specific) Change the polling intervals for clustering and graphing, and enable
the display of the splash page when VSM starts.
Save Configuration Save the configuration.
System Reload Reboot the software on a switch.