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Organization Preface • Cluster Management Suite (CMS) information-This guide provides an overview of the CMS web-based, switch management interface. For information about CMS requirements and the procedures for browser and plug-in configuration and accessing CMS, refer to the release notes. For CMS field-level window descriptions and procedures, refer to the CMS online help. • Cluster configuration-This guide provides information about planning for, creating, and maintaining switch clusters. Because configuring switch clusters is most easily performed through CMS, this guide does not provide the command-line interface (CLI) procedures. For the cluster commands, refer to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Command Reference. • CLI command information-This guide provides an overview for using the CLI. For complete syntax and usage information about the commands that have been specifically created or changed for the Catalyst 2900 XL or Catalyst 3500 XL switches, refer to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Command Reference. Note This reference manual provides commands and command descriptions that have been created or changed for the Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches. It does not repeat the commands and command descriptions already documented in the Cisco IOS Release 12.0 documentation on Cisco.com. Organization The organization of this guide is as follows: Chapter 1, "Overview," lists the software features of this release and provides examples of how the switch can be deployed in a network. Chapter 2, "Getting Started with CMS," describes the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) web-based, switch management interface. Refer to the release notes for the procedures for configuring your web browser and accessing CMS. Refer to the online help for field-level descriptions of all CMS windows and procedures for using the CMS windows. Chapter 3, "Getting Started with the CLI," describes the basics for using the Cisco IOS CLI. Chapter 4, "General Switch Administration," includes the switch-configuration default settings and information about software releases, accessing the management interfaces, and using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Chapter 5, "Clustering Switches," describes switch clusters and the considerations for creating and maintaining them. The online help provides the CMS procedures for configuring switch clusters. Cluster commands are described in the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Command Reference. Chapter 6, "Configuring the System," provides the considerations and CLI procedures for configuring switch-wide settings. The online help provides the CMS procedures for configuring switch-wide settings. Chapter 7, "Configuring the Switch Ports," provides the considerations and CLI procedures for configuring the switch ports. The online help provides the CMS procedures for configuring the switch ports. Chapter 8, "Configuring VLANs," provides the considerations and CLI procedures for configuring VLANs. The online help provides the CMS procedures for configuring VLANs. Chapter 9, "Troubleshooting," provides information about avoiding and resolving problems that might arise when you configure and maintain the switch. Appendix A, "System Messages," lists the system error messages for the switch. Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide xvi 78-6511-08