Specifications

CHAPTER

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide

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Getting Started with CMS

This chapter provides these topics about the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) software:

• Features, page 4-2

• Front Panel View, page 4-3

• Topology View, page 4-10

• Menus and Toolbar, page 4-14

• Interaction Modes, page 4-24

• CMS Window Components, page 4-26

• Accessing CMS, page 4-29

• Saving Your Configuration, page 4-31

• Restoring Your Configuration, page 4-32

• CMS Preferences, page 4-32

• Using Different Versions of CMS, page 4-32

• Where to Go Next, page 4-33

This chapter describes CMS on the Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 switches. Refer to the appropriate

switch documentation for descriptions of the web-based management software used on other Catalyst

switches.

Note For system requirements and for browser and Java plug-in configuration procedures, refer to the release

notes.

Note For a list of CMS features new to this release, select Help > What’s New from the CMS menu bar.