Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Configuration Tasks 1-6
Collecting Information 1-7
General Configuration Data 1-7
Unique Switch Name 1-7
ATM Addressing Plan 1-8
IP Addressing Plan 1-8
Administrator Data 1-8
Network Clock Source Plan 1-8
Network Management Plan 1-13
Line and Trunk Data 1-13
IMA support on PXM1E 1-14
Planning for Card and Line Redundancy 1-14
Planning Single AXSM/FRSM-12 Front Card Configurations with Redundant Lines 1-15
Planning Redundant AXSM/FRSM-12 Configurations with Standalone Lines 1-17
Planning Redundant AXSM Configurations with Redundant Lines 1-18
Configuration Worksheets 1-19
Guidelines for Creating an IP Address Plan 1-25
CHAPTER 2 Configuring General Switch Features 2-1
Configuration Quickstart 2-1
Initializing the Switch 2-3
Starting a CLI Management Session After Initialization 2-7
Ending a CLI Management Session 2-8
Entering Commands at the Switch Prompt 2-9
Getting Command Help 2-11
Displaying Command Lists 2-11
Displaying Detailed Command Lists 2-11
Displaying Command Syntax and Parameters 2-13
Configuring User Access 2-14
Adding Users 2-14
Changing Your Own User Password 2-16
Changing User Access Levels and Passwords with cnfuser 2-17
Deleting Users 2-18
Resetting the Default User Password 2-18
Enabling and Disabling the User cisco Password Reset 2-19
Setting and Viewing the Switch Name 2-19
Viewing and Setting the Switch Date and Time 2-20