To configure the switch software, connect a terminal to the switch. Cisco nexus 5000 series nxos fundamentals configuration. You can configure netflow by completing the four steps below. The lab switch lists the control switch as a cdp neighbor. Basic cisco commands by marcus nielson 2014 configuring basic switch settings switch examples enter enable if the prompt has changed back to switch. Cisco switches will be used for the hands on exercise however this is not a cisco course. Arubaosswitch, comware and cisco ios cli reference guide. For successful communication between same vlan devices on different switches connected over trunk port, you have to. Ccna guide to cisco networking fundamentals chapter 12 basic switching and switch configuration slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Manual entrance in this mode allow you to perform lowlevel diagnostics. Initial switch configuration certification objectives 12. In this lab, you connect multiple hosts and a router to the switch and test connectivity.
You must configure basic global settings, including the domain id, for the brocade switches. Default settings after initial switch configuration 110. Grasp the differences on various operating modes of commandline cisco switch and switching between modes. This lab will test your ability to configure basic settings such as hostname, motd banner, encrypted passwords, and terminal options on a cisco catalyst 2960 switch simulated in packet tracer 7. Bare in mind, this is by no means an in depth config guide, just some basic commands i use to get a switch up and going. Basic switch concepts and configuration last modified by. Jul 06, 2009 the vpc not only allows you to create a portchannel from a switch or server that is dualhomed to a pair of cisco nexus 5000 series switches, but it can also be deployed along with cisco nexus 2000 series fabric extenders.
Sideby side comparisonit provides a table of the basic commands required to. This article will show you with the basic commands for smoother and more linear induction into more specialized stuff. Some ios version may require a manual shutdown command before entering the no shutdown. Unicast transmission is the predominant form of transmission on lans and within. In unicast transmission, there is just one sender and one receiver. Basic configuration of cisco switch synopsis if we have to configure the switch and connect three pcs at the port f01, f02, and f03, we will take the switch of 8 ports. Initial switch configuration szechenyi istvan egyetem. When you go to a computer store to purchase a device. Create a basic switch configuration, including a name and an ip address. You will configure port security, speed, and duplex settings for a switch port. Cisco small business 300 series command line interface. This is what you call the running configuration and it is the active config that rules the device at that point in time. For details on how to connect to a cisco router or switch, see my article on how to back up and restore configuration on cisco devices. Basic switch configuration cisco ios basic switch functions, names and passwords the switch name is tool to let us see what device we are connected to.
Manage multivendor networks that include hpe and cisco switches. Basic switch concepts and configuration pt activity 2. The spanning tree from the control switch mixes with the spanning tree on the lab switch. Aug 09, 2011 ccna guide to cisco networking fundamentals chapter 12 basic switching and switch configuration slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. For example, two windows xp workstations configured to share files would be considered a peertopeer network. The control switch mac address appears in a lab switch mac address table.
The address of the default gateway for this lan is 192. On this topic executive summary this is a remarkable book about how to change things when change is hard. Initial onfiguration of a brand new router if you have a new cisco router, and access the router for the first time, the router enters the initial configuration setup mode, where ios asks to type a few configuration settings. The first two are gui tools and the latter is a cli option. Initial switch configuration this workflow explains how to configure the basic settings on a switch. The san may use fiber channel or ethernet iscsi to provide connectivity between hosts and storage. The network administrator enters the following commands on a cisco switch. Basic cisco switch configuration example in 10 steps. Simple video on how to configure switch port and errdisable options. Getting started 1 this manual includes software configuration tasks that are most commonly used when new switches are installed. Virtual portchannel quick configuration guide cisco.
This article is quite handy for it network guys to perform basic configuration on cisco switches. I know that the list is not exhaustive but i believe that the most useful commands are included. Configuring vlan trunking on cisco sf 300 managed l2 switch. The interface is currently down because no switchports are assigned to vlan 99. Cisco 800m series isr software configuration guide. Cable the network and verify the default switch configuration. The prompt will display the name of the switch so sw1 tells us that we are connected to a switch named sw1. View and download cisco sf20024 administration manual online. Learn how to configure and manage a cisco switch step by step with this. Aug 16, 20 basic configuration of a cisco switch can be done in three ways, using cisco device manager web tool, using cisco networking assistantcna and cisco ios setup mode. Basic switch concepts and configuration 47 unicast broadcast multicast client group with unicast communication, a frame is sent from one host and addressed to one specific destination. Unlike other lower class switch vendors which are plugandplay, the cisco switch needs some initial basic configuration in order to enable management, security and some other important features. The boot loader can be accessed through a console connection following these steps. Whether the configuration deployment of a switch is completed all at once or done in phases, the basic.
Aug, 2014 simple video on how to configure switch port and errdisable options. Advanced configuration setup basic setup static ip if you are required to use a fixed ip address to connect to the first screen that appears is the basic setup screen this the upstream access point or router, select static ip allows you to change the extenders general settings. Below are the few of commonly used configuration commands on catalyst family switches configure switch hostname hostname command is configured from global configuration mode. Catalyst 2960 switch software configuration guide cisco. Cisco mds 9000 family fabric manager configuration guide. In a basic peertopeer architecture, all hosts on the network can both request and provide data and services. The vpc not only allows you to create a portchannel from a switch or server that is dualhomed to a pair of cisco nexus 5000 series switches, but it can also be deployed along with cisco nexus 2000 series fabric extenders. Experiment on basic configuration of cisco switch 1. Contents v catalyst 2960 switch software configuration guide ol860304 chapter 4 configuring cisco ios cns agents 41 understanding cisco configuration engine software 41 configuration service 42 event service 43 namespace mapper 43 what you should know about the cns ids and device hostnames 43 configid 43 deviceid 44 hostname and deviceid 44 using hostname, deviceid, and configid 44. Configuring basic switch managment access with ipv4. How to change things when change is hard was prepared by jennifer marie duplantis while a business of administration student in the college of business at southeastern louisiana university. Cisco switch basic configuration ip with ease ip with ease. I used a cisco 3750xpoe for this short guide, as this is what i usually setup as work. Cisco lan switching configuration handbook, second edition by steve mcquerry, david jansen and david hucaby is a basic guide that enables the reader to quickly configure and deploy the cisco catalyst family of switches in their network environment.
The startup configuration includes all of the commands that will be available at the next device bootup. Always check for what vlans are allowed on trunk port. Navigate to configuration qos dscpbased qos and set the highest queue 7 for the dscp value used for ptp, the second highest queue 6 for the rtp audio streams. Crossstack etherchannel provides the ability to configure cisco etherchannel technology across different members of.
This tutorial explains basic switch configuration commands in detail with examples. In the following cisco switch commands cheat sheet, i have tried to include the most important and frequentlyused cli commands that cisco professionals encounter in real world networks. In either case, the storage is physically decoupled from the hosts. The switch management is basically divided into two categories, inband and outband management. The boot loader has a commandline that provides access to the files stored in flash memory. This lab focuses on the basic configuration of the cisco 2960 switch using cisco ios commands. If you are an experienced user familiar with the switch configuration steps, manually configure the switch. Feb 09, 2015 the network administrator enters the following commands on a cisco switch. Configuration and commands explained in this tutorial are essential commands to manage a cisco switch effectively. This tutorial explains basic switch configuration commands in detail with. Switch configuration by the end of this session, you will be able to.
Understanding ethernet switches and routers this extended article was based on a twopart article that was written by george thomas of contemporary controls and appeared in the february and march 2011 issues of intech magazine an isa publication. In this article i will describe the basic steps needed to configure and setup a cisco switch from scratch. Cisco switches are selfconfiguring and no additional configurations are necessary for them to. Describe the basic switching concepts and the operation of cisco switches. Cisco lan switching configuration handbook 2nd edition. To change the running configuration, use the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode. Basic ios commands for routers and switches pluralsight. Sf20048, sf20048p, sg20018, sg20026, sg20026p, sg20050, sg20050p, sf20024p. What is the cisco ios version that the switch is running. Cisco catalyst 2960x series switches offer a number of redundancy and resiliency features to prevent outages and help ensure that the network remains available. Lab configuring basic switch settings topology addressing table device interface ip address subnet mask default gateway s1 vlan 99 192. The cisco catalyst 2960 switch comes preconfigured and. However, a best practice for basic switch configuration is to change the management vlan to a vlan. The deployment scenario in figure 1 creates a vpc between the two ports on each of two cisco fabric extenders.
In this guide, were going to configure a cisco switch through the. In this lesson i will show you how to configure vlans on cisco catalyst switches and how to assign interfaces to certain vlans. Catalyst 2960 switch software configuration guide full. May 21, 2014 experiment on basic configuration of cisco switch 1. First we will look at the default vlan configuration on sw1. The cisco catalyst 2960 switch comes preconfigured and only. There is also the concept of the startup configuration, which is stored in a location called nvram or nonvolatile ram. If using the arg switch as a ptp clock, navigate to configuration ptp and choose to add new ptp clock. Using hyperterm or other terminal, connect to the console port of the control switch to which the pod is connected. How to configure cisco switches a step by step guide comparitech. Chapter 11 configuration files 111 working with configuration files 111 saving the configuration file 111 copying the configuration file 112 part 3 switch configuration chapter 12 cisco fabric services 121 about cfs 121 cisco mds sanos features using cfs 121 cfs features 122 enabling cfs for a feature 123 locking the fabric 124. Basic configuration of a cisco switch can be done in three ways, using cisco device manager web tool, using cisco networking assistantcna and cisco ios setup mode. The link from a switch to a set of devices can be symmetric or asymmetric. February 28, 2012 basic switch configuration cisco ios basic switch functions, names and passwords the switch name is tool to let us see what device we are connected to.