Catalyst Switch Troubleshooting Software


Cisco Catalyst switches have quite a few network designs, diagnostics, and administrative tools available to administer Cisco switches. These tools are located in several pieces of software that are available from Cisco or third parties.

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For the exam, you need to know how to troubleshoot the switch issues with the Cisco Set/Clear IOS troubleshooting commands, Remote Monitor (RMON), and the components of CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI).


CWSI (CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks) is software that's available from Cisco to manage a switched internetwork. The next section discusses some of the components of CWSI and then looks at the troubleshooting commands that can be used on the Cisco IOS found on Cisco's >line of enterprise switches.

CWSI

CWSI, also known as Campus Manager, can run as a standalone application on Windows NT or Unix operating systems. These systems include Solaris, HP-Unix, and AIX. The CWSI application includes numerous components that aid not only in troubleshooting, but also in installing, designing, and monitoring switched networks. The following list describes these components, all of which are GUI applications:

  • CiscoView ” Provides a graphical view of the chassis, configuration, and performance monitoring. This component provides very little in the way of troubleshooting functionality.

  • User Tracking ” Used in the creation and management of dynamic VLANs. Cisco switches permit VLAN assignments based on dynamic VLAN assignments. This means that the MAC address is used to assign the port to a specific VLAN. User Tracking defines these dynamic VLANs and maintains the whereabouts of workstations throughout the network.

  • VlanDirector ” A very powerful tool to aid in the creation of multiple VLANs on a switch. This tool helps the administrator add users and assign ports, and makes managing VLANs easy.

  • TrafficDirector ” A great tool to create usage baselines and troubleshoot switched environments. This tool enables you to view both the switched network and trunked and switched ports. TrafficDirector requires a VTP server to be configured in the network.

  • ATMDirector ” In Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks, this tool can be used to configure, administer, and troubleshoot ATM switched networks.



CCNP CIT Exam Cram 2 (642-831)
CCNP CIT Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 642-831)
ISBN: 0789730219
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 213
Authors: Sean Odom

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