Cisco 3500xl manual

These release notes include important information about this Cisco IOS release and any limitations, restrictions, and caveats that apply to it. These release notes include important information about this release and any limitations, restrictions, and caveats that apply to it. To verify that these are the correct release notes for your switch:. See the "Determining the Switch Software Version" section. Before upgrading your switch to this release, read the "Downloading Software" section.

This release is part of a special release of Cisco IOS software that is not released on the same 8-week maintenance cycle that is used for other platforms. As maintenance releases and future releases become available, they will be posted to Cisco. Table 4 lists the recommended platforms for using CMS. When starting a CMS session, the switch verifies the browser version to ensure that the browser is supported.

If the browser is not supported, an error message appears, and the session does not start. Table 5 lists the browsers supported by CMS. The workaround is to use Microsoft Internet Explorer if your operating system is Windows Note If you receive an Internet Explorer error message that the page might not display correctly because your security settings prohibit the ActiveX controls, your security settings are set too high.

When creating a switch cluster, we recommend that the highest-end, command-capable switch in the cluster be the command switch and that the command switch has the latest software version installed. If there are switches in the cluster with older software versions, they should all be upgraded to the latest software version.

All switches in the same platform should be upgraded to the latest software version. Table 6 lists the cluster capabilities and minimum software versions for the switches. The switches are listed in the order of highest- to lowest-end switch. A lower-end switch cannot be the command switch of a switch listed above it in the table for example, a Catalyst XL switch cannot be the command switch of a cluster that has Catalyst switches.

However, CMS does not support configuration or monitoring of these switches. Some versions of the Catalyst XL software do not support clustering, and if you have a cluster with switches that are running different versions of Cisco IOS software, software features added on the latest release might not be reflected on switches running the older versions.

Note The Cluster Management Suite CMS is not forward-compatible, which means that if a member switch is running a software version that is newer than the release running on the command switch, the new features are not available on the member switch. If the member switch is a new device supported by a software release that is later than the software release on the command switch, the command switch cannot recognize the member switch and it is displayed as an unknown device in the Front Panel view.

You cannot configure any parameters or generate a report through CMS for that member; instead, you must launch the Device Manager application to perform configuration and obtain reports for that member. Table 7 lists the minimum software release required to support the major features of the Catalyst XL and Catalyst XL switches.

Extended cluster member compatibility with the Catalyst and Catalyst switches. Extended discovery of cluster candidates up to 7 hops from the command switch. This section assumes that you have already installed the switch and connected devices to it, as described in the switch hardware installation guide. You can use an automatic setup program to assign switch IP information, host and cluster names, and passwords and to create a default configuration for continued operation. To run the setup program, access the switch from the PC terminal that you connected to the console port.

For information about connecting a PC or terminal to the switch console port, refer to the switch hardware installation guide.

Note If the switch will be a cluster member, you do not always need to assign IP information or a password, as the switch will be managed through the IP address of the command switch. If you are configuring a command switch or standalone switch, you need to assign IP information.

Refer to the switch software configuration guide for more information. The first time that you access the switch, it runs a setup program that prompts you for IP and other configuration information necessary for the switch to communicate with local routers and the Internet. This information is also required if you plan to use CMS to configure and manage the switch. Note Be sure that the rollover cable is connecting a PC serial port to the switch console port.

The data characteristics are baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Use the supplied rollover cable and DB-9 adapter to connect a PC to the switch console port. For console port and adapter pinout information, refer to the "Cable and Connector Specifications" appendix in the switch hardware installation guide.

At any point you can enter a question mark for help. Use Ctrl-C to stop the configuration dialog at any prompt. The default settings are in square brackets. Step 1 Enter Y at the first prompt. Step 2 Enter the switch IP address, and press Return:. Step 3 Enter the subnet mask, and press Return:. Step 4 Enter Y at the next prompt to specify a default gateway router :. Step 5 Enter the IP address of the default gateway, and press Return.

Note Enter a host name for the switch, and press Return. Note On a command switch, the host name is limited to 28 characters; on a member switch to 31 characters.

Do not use -n , where n is a number, as the last character in a host name for any switch. Step 6 Enter a secret password, and press Return. Note The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces. Step 7 Enter Y to enter a Telnet password:. Note The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.

Step 8 Enter the Telnet password, and press Return:. Step 9 Enter Y to configure the switch as the cluster command switch. Enter N to configure it as a member switch or as a standalone switch. Note If you enter N, the switch appears as a candidate switch in Cluster Builder. In this case, the message in Step 10 is not displayed. Step 10 Assign a name to the cluster, and press Return.

Note The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores. Step 11 The initial configuration is displayed:. Step 12 Verify that the information is correct. After you complete the setup program, the switch can use the created default configuration. If you want to change this configuration or want to perform other management tasks, use one of these tools:.

The switch software configuration guide provides more information about how to set a password to protect the switch against unauthorized Telnet access and how to access the switch if you forget the password. A Java plug-in is required for the browser to access CMS. Download and install the plug-in before you start CMS. Each platform, Windows and Solaris, supports three plug-in versions. Note Uninstall older versions of Java plug-ins before installing the Java plug-in.

In the Proxies tab, verify that the Use browser settings is checked and that no proxies are enabled. Note If you start CMS without having installed the required Java plug-in, the browser automatically detects this. If you are using a supported Internet Explorer browser, it automatically downloads and installs the Java plug-in 1.

If you are using a supported Netscape browser, the browser displays a Cisco. If you are using Windows , Netscape Communicator might not detect the missing Java plug-in. For example:. You do not need to enter the HTTP port if the switch is using HTTP port 80 the default or enter the privilege level if you have read-write access to the switch privilege level is For information about the HTTP port and privilege levels, refer to the switch software configuration guide.

Step 2 When prompted for a username and password, enter only the switch enable password. CMS prompts you a second time for a username and password. Enter only the enable password again. If you configure a local username and password, make sure you enable it by using the ip http authentication global configuration command. Enter your username and password when prompted. Step 3 Click Cluster Management Suite. For complete information about CMS, refer to the switch software configuration guide.

For CMS instructions for upgrading switch software, refer to the switch software configuration guide or the online help for that release. However, you can group together and upgrade Catalyst and Catalyst switches at the same time.

The tar file contains both the Cisco IOS image and the web-management code. The bin file contains the software image and the web-management code. To function efficiently, these switches need to be rebooted shortly after the upgrade occurs. If you do not click Reboot Cluster in 30 seconds after the upgrade, the Catalyst and Catalyst switches automatically reboot. If you are performing multiple-switch upgrades with a different TFTP server, it must be capable of managing multiple requests and sessions at the same time.

Features provided by the new software are not available until you reboot the switch. If a failure occurs while you are copying the new image to the switch, you can use the existing image to reboot the switch. If a failure occurs while you are copying the new image to the switch, or if the new startup configuration fails, you must use the XMODEM Protocol to reinstall a previous or new image to the switch Flash memory.

From Cisco. The tar command extracts the Cisco IOS image, the e2rb. When you upgrade a switch, the switch continues to operate while the new software is copied to flash memory. If flash memory has enough space, the new image is copied to the selected switch but does not replace the running image until you reboot the switch. Note If a failure occurs during the copy process, you can still reboot your switch by using the old image that is still on the switch.

If flash memory does not have enough space for two images, your new image is copied over the existing one. Note If a failure occurs while copying a new image to the switch, and the old image has already been deleted, you will need to use the XMODEM protocol to recover an image for the switch. For more information, refer to the "Recovering from Corrupted Software" section in the "Troubleshooting" chapter of the switch software configuration guide.

Features provided by the new software are not available until you reload the switch. A subdirectory contains the CMS files needed for web management. The image is stored on the system board flash device flash :. You can use the show version user EXEC command to see the software version that is running on your switch. You can also use the dir filesystem : privileged EXEC command to see the directory names of other software images that might be stored in flash memory.

Note You can use CMS to see the software versions that are running on all the switches in a cluster. CMS displays a window that shows the software versions for all the switches in the cluster. New software releases are posted on Cisco. Table 8 describes the file extensions and what they mean for the upgrade procedure. Table 9 and Table 10 list the software files that you need from Cisco. The IOS image file and the e2rb. A compacted file from which you can extract files by using the tar privileged EXEC command.

The tar file that you download from Cisco. Note The CMS files are only available in the tar file. You copy the file to the switch from a TFTP server and extract the files. You can download an image file and replace or keep the current image. Before downloading the new image, use the dir user EXEC command to confirm that you have enough space on the flash.

The new image and HTML files will be slightly larger than the size of the tar file. If you do not have enough space on the flash for the tar file, delete any old unused IOS images.

If that does not free up enough flash space, delete the HTML files. Follow these steps to download the software and, if necessary, the TFTP server application, from Cisco. Step 1 Use Table 9 and Table 10 to identify the files that you want to download. Step 2 Download the files from one of these locations:. The readme. New features provided by the software are not available until you reload the software.

When you make changes to a switch configuration, your changes become part of the running configuration. When you enter the command to save those changes to the startup configuration, the switch copies the configuration to the config. To ensure that you can recreate the configuration if a switch fails, you might want to copy the config.

Step 3 Enter the name of the destination file for example, config. Step 4 Verify the copy by displaying the contents of the root directory on the PC or server. Before upgrading your switch software, make sure that you have archived copies of the current Cisco IOS release and the Cisco IOS release to which you are upgrading.

You should keep these copies of the archived images until you have upgraded all devices in the network to the new Cisco IOS image and until you have verified that the new IOS image works properly in your network.

You can copy the bin software image file on the flash memory to the appropriate TFTP directory on a host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command. Note Although you can copy any file in the flash memory to the TFTP server, it is time-consuming to copy all of the html files in the tar file.

We recommend that you download the tar file from Cisco. You can use the Software Upgrade window in Cluster Manager to upgrade all or some of the switches in a cluster at once.

Consider these conditions when doing an upgrade:. The tar file contains both the IOS image and the web-management code. The bin file contains the switch software image and the web-management code. Follow these steps to use CMS to upgrade switch software. Refer to the online help for more details. Shop with confidence. The Catalyst series XL and gigabit-enabled Catalyst.

Cisco xl poe question. Catalyst Series XL. Vii catalyst series xl hardware installation guide contents installing the switch on a table or shelf powering on the switch and.. Cisco Catalyst XL basic configuration. April Catalyst. If the information is not correct, enter N at the prompt, press Return, and begin again at Step 1. After you complete the setup program, the switch can run the created default configuration.

If you want to change this configuration or want to perform other management tasks, use one of these tools:. If you have a SmartNet support contract, you can log in to the following URL and download the plug-in:. After you have assigned an IP address to the switch and installed the plug-in, you can access the switch from your browser and use the Cluster Management Suite to view or change configuration settings.

If this is a command switch, you also can use the Cluster Management application to configure other switches. To use web-based tools, follow the procedure to set the appropriate browser options. The switch checks the browser version when starting a session to ensure that the browser is supported. If the browser is not supported, the switch displays a warning message.

Under Document in cache is compared to document on network , select Every time. Click General. In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings. The Settings window opens.

Click the Java Custom Setting , which appears at the bottom of the window. In the Internet Options window, click Security. Verify that the Zone drop-down list is set to Trusted Sites Zone. See the release notes for recent information about the Catalyst series XL switches. It is meant to be a brief overview and a guide to help make your search for hardware convenient. Toggle navigation. Catalyst Xl Manual. Note You need to provide the Category 5 straight-through and crossover cables to connect the switch ports to other Ethernet devices.

Connect to Hubs and Other Switches 1. Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ port on the target switch or hub. Note Use a straight-through cable to connect two ports when one of the port numbers is designated with an X. Use a crossover cable to connect two ports when both port numbers are designated with an X or when both ports do not have an X.

Refer to the documentation that came with your Cisco IP Phone for information about connecting devices to it.