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Manageability
Superior
manageability
• Cisco Catalyst OS CLI support provides a common user interface and command set with
Cisco routers and Cisco Catalyst desktop switches.
• Cisco Service Assurance Agent support facilitates service-level management throughout
the LAN.
• VLAN trunks can be created from any port, using either standards-based 802.1Q tagging
or the Cisco Inter-Switch Link (ISL) VLAN architecture.
• Up to 2000 VLANs per switch and up to 1500 spanning-tree instances per switch are
supported.
• 4000 VLAN IDs are supported.
• Cisco VTP supports dynamic VLANs and dynamic trunk configuration across all switches.
• Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN) allows administrators to remotely monitor ports in
a Layer 2 switch network from any other switch in the same network.
• For enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and analysis, the Embedded Remote
Monitoring (RMON) software agent supports four RMON groups (history, statistics,
alarms, and events).
• Layer 2 traceroute eases troubleshooting by identifying the physical path that a packet
takes from source to destination.
• All nine RMON groups are supported through a SPAN port, which permits traffic
monitoring of a single port, a group of ports, or the entire stack from a single network
analyzer or RMON probe.
• Domain Name Systems (DNSs) provide IP address resolution with user-defined device
names.
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) reduces the cost of administering software upgrades
by downloading from a centralized location.
• Network Timing Protocol (NTP) provides an accurate and consistent time stamp to all
intranet switches.
• Includes LEDs for link status per port as well as switch-level status LEDs for system,
power, and redundant power supply.
CiscoWorks support • CiscoWorks network management software provides management capabilities on a
per-port and per-switch basis, providing a common management interface for Cisco
routers, switches, and hubs. Stacking is supported.
• SNMP v1, v2c, and v3, and Telnet interface support, deliver comprehensive in-band
management, and a CLI-based management console provides detailed out-of-band
management.
• Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2 enable a CiscoWorks network management
station for automatic switch discovery.
• The CiscoWorks 2000 LAN Management Solution provides support.
Table 1 Product Features and Benefits (Continued)
Feature Benefit