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Network Configuration Examples Chapter 1 Overview By using switch clusters and CMS, you can: • Manage and monitor interconnected Catalyst switches (refer to the release notes for a list of supported switches), regardless of their geographic proximity and interconnection media, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fast EtherChannel, Cisco GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC), Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit EtherChannel connections. • Accomplish multiple configuration tasks from a single CMS window without needing to remember CLI commands to accomplish specific tasks. • Apply actions from CMS to multiple ports and multiple switches at the same time to avoid re-entering the same commands for each individual port or switch. Here are some examples of globally setting and managing multiple ports and switches: - Port configuration such as speed and duplex settings - Port and console port security settings - NTP, STP, VLAN, and quality of service (QoS) configurations - Inventory and statistic reporting and link and switch-level monitoring and troubleshooting - Group software upgrades • View a topology of interconnected devices to identify existing switch clusters and eligible switches that can join a cluster. You can also use the topology to quickly identify link information between switches. • Monitor real-time status of a switch or multiple switches from the LEDs on the front-panel images. The system, redundant power system (RPS), and port LED colors on the images are similar to those on the physical LEDs. • Use an interactive mode that takes you step-by-step through configuring complex features such as VLANs, ACLs, and QoS. • Use a wizard that prompts you to provide the minimum required information to configure complex features such as QoS priorities for video traffic, priority levels for data applications, and security. For more information about CMS, see Chapter 3, "Getting Started with CMS." For more information about switch clusters, see Chapter 6, "Clustering Switches." Network Configuration Examples This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of using the switch to create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments through Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connections. Design Concepts for Using the Switch As your network users compete for network bandwidth, it takes longer to send and receive data. When you configure your network, consider the bandwidth required by your network users and the relative priority of the network applications they use. Table 1-2 describes what can cause network performance to degrade and how you can configure your network to increase the bandwidth available to your network users. Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 1-8 78-14982-01