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Chapter 4 Getting Started with CMS
Menus and Toolbar
These are the menu bar options:
• CMS
– Page Setup—Set default document printer properties to be used when printing from CMS.
– Print Preview—View the way the CMS window or help file will appear when printed.
– Print—Print a CMS window or help file.
– Guide Mode/Expert Mode—Select which interaction mode to use when you select a
configuration option (not available in read-only mode).
– Preferences—Set CMS display properties, such as polling intervals, the default views to open
at startup, and the color of administratively shutdown ports. Some options from this menu are
not available in read-only mode.
• Administration
– IP Addresses—Configure IP information for a switch. Some options from this menu are not
available in read-only mode.
– SNMP—Enable and disable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), enter community
strings, and configure end stations as trap managers. Some options from this menu are not
available in read-only mode.
– System Time—Configure the system time or configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP).
Some options from this menu are not available in read-only mode.
– HTTP Port—Configure the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) port number. Some options
from this menu are not available in read-only mode.
– Users and Passwords—Configure usernames and passwords for privilege levels 0 to 15.
– Console Baud Rate—Change the baud rate for the switch console port. Some options from this
menu are not available in read-only mode.
– MAC Addresses—Enter dynamic, secure, and static addresses in a switch address table. You
can also define the forwarding behavior of static addresses. Some options from this menu are
not available in read-only mode.
– ARP—Display the device Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table, and configure the ARP
cache timeout setting. Some options from this menu are not available in read-only mode.
– Save Configuration—Save the configuration for the cluster or switch to Flash memory (not
available in read-only mode).
– Restore Configuration—Restore the configuration file to one or more switches in the cluster.
– Software Upgrade—Upgrade the software for the cluster or a switch (not available in read-only
mode).
– System Reload—Reboot the switch with the latest installed software (not available in read-only
mode).
– Event Notification—Create notification IDs that generate e-mail notifications when system
events occur.
• Cluster
– Cluster Manager—Launch a CMS session from the member switch (available only from a
Device Manager session on a cluster member).
– Create Cluster—Designate a command switch, and name a cluster (not available in read-only
mode). This option is available only from a Device Manager session on a command-capable
switch that is not a cluster member.