Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switches

Introduction

Catalyst switches allow you to configure several descriptive system parameters to ease in the administration of internetworking equipment. The ability to document and identify networking equipment will make it easier for network administrators to manage and maintain their network. There are two ways that system information can be viewed or used.

1. Via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) using an SNMP management station.

2. Via the command prompt on the switch.

This document describes how to set the system parameters on Catalyst switches running CatOS and Catalyst 6000 Series switches, which can run either CatOS on the Supervisor and Cisco IOS on the MSFC or Cisco IOS® on the Supervisor and MSFC. System parameters can then be queried by SNMP management stations. This document also shows you how to set the switch's date, time, and command prompt. Below are the tasks that are performed in this document.

1. Connect a terminal to the switch

2. Set the system name

3. Set the system prompt

4. Set the system location

5. Set the system contact

6. Set the system time and date

7. View the system information

8. View the date and time

9. Set the IP address on the switch

10. View the IP configuration on the switch

Before You Begin

Conventions

For more information on document conventions, see the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.

Prerequisites

There are no specific prerequisites for this document.

Components Used

The information in this document is based on the software and hardware versions below.

• PC running Hyper Terminal Software

• Catalyst 5509 switch running Catalyst software version 6.4(2)

• Catalyst 6000 switch running Cisco IOS software version 12.1(11b)

Note: For CatOS, any Catalyst 4000, 5000, or Catalyst 6000 family member could have been used in this scenario to obtain the same results.

The information presented in this document was created from devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. Failure to do this may cause some or all of the steps in this document to fail. If you are working in a live network, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command before using it.

Use the clear config all command on switches with CatOS software and write erase command on switches running Cisco IOS to ensure that the switches have a default configuration.

Step-by-Step Procedure

Perform the following to set the system parameters on Catalyst switches running CatOS and Catalyst 6000 Series switches in order for them to run either CatOS on the Supervisor and Cisco IOS on the MSFC or Cisco IOS® on the Supervisor and MSFC

1. Connect a terminal to the console ports of the switches. For details on how to connect to the Console ports of the Catalyst Switches, refer to Connecting a Terminal to the Console Port on Catalyst Switches.

2. Use the set system name command to set the name of the switch in CatOS. Use the hostname command to set the name of the switch in Cisco IOS.

   CatOS:
    
   Console> (enable) set system name Switch-A-SJ1
   System name set.
   Switch-A-SJ1> (enable)
   
   Cisco IOS: 
   
   Router(config)#hostname Switch-A-SJ1
   Switch-A-SJ1(config)

   Note: When beginning from a clean configuration in CatOS, the prompt will automatically include a ">" symbol when you execute the set system name command. In Cisco IOS, the prompt will automatically include "Router>" in user exec mode. To change the hostname, you must be in the global configuration mode. Refer to Cisco IOS Command Modes for more information.

3. Set the system prompt using the set prompt command in CatOS. Set the prompt using the prompt command from global config mode in Cisco IOS.

   CatOS: 
   
   Switch-A-SJ1> (enable) set prompt Switch-A>
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   Cisco IOS: 
   
   Switch-A-SJ1(config)#prompt Switch-A>
   Switch-A-SJ1(config)#exit
   Switch-A>

   Note: When setting the prompt with the set prompt command in CatOS or the prompt command in global configuration mode in Cisco IOS, include the ">" symbol if you would like it to appear as part of the system prompt. In Cisco IOS, to remove the new prompt and return the prompt to its default, use the no prompt command.

4. Use the set system location command to set the location information for the switch in CatOS. There is no equivalent command for Cisco IOS. You can, however, use the banner motd global configuration command to set location information..

   CatOS:
    
   Switch-A> (enable) set system location 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA
   System location set.
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   Cisco IOS: 
   
   Switch-A(config)#banner motd ?
     LINE  c banner-text c, where 'c' is a delimiting character
   
   Switch-A(config)#banner motd c 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA c 

   Note: Note that the text between the letter "c" will be displayed during the next login.

5. Set the system contact using the set system contact command in CatOS. In Cisco IOS, use the banner motd global configuration command.

   CatOS:
    
   Switch-A> (enable) set system contact Tech Support 408 123 4567
   System contact set.
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   Cisco IOS: 
   
   Switch-A(config)#banner motd ?
     LINE  c banner-text c, where 'c' is a delimiting character
   Switch-A(config)#banner motd c 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA; Tech 
   Support 408 123 4567 c
   

6. Set the system date and time using the set time command in CatOS. For Cisco IOS, use the clock set command in privileged EXEC mode.

   CatOS: 
   
   Switch-A> (enable) set time Thursday 04/03/2003 17:32:40
   Thu Apr 3 2003, 17:32:40
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   Cisco IOS: 
   
   Switch-A#clock set 20:09:01 3 Apr 2003

7. For CatOS, view the system information by entering the show system command at the prompt and note the information in the fields for System Name, System Location and System Contact. There is no equivalent command in Cisco IOS. Use the show environment command. Show run can be used to verify system location, system contact, etc.

   CatOS: 
   
   Switch-A> (enable) show system  
   
   PS1-Status PS2-Status Fan-Status Temp-Alarm Sys-Status Uptime d,h:m:s Logout
   ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ------
   ok         none       OK         off        OK         14,04:32:32    20 min
   
   PS1-Type   PS2-Type   Modem   Baud  Traffic Peak Peak-Time
   ---------- ---------- ------- ----- ------- ---- -------------------------
   WS-C5508   WS-C5518   disable  9600   0%      0% Thu Apr 3 2003, 00:25:07
         
   System Name              System Location        System Contact             CC
   ------------------------ ---------------------- -------------------------- ---
   Switch-A-SJ1             170 West Tasman Drive, S Tech Support 408 123 456 
   
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   
   Cisco IOS: 
   
   Switch-A#show environment status 
   backplane: 
    operating clock count: 2 
    operating VTT count: 3 
   fan-tray: 
    fantray fan operation sensor: OK
   
   !--- Output suppressed.
    
   Switch-A#show run
   
   !
   hostname Switch-A-SJ1
   !
   banner motd ^C
   170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA ^C
   !
   
   !--- Output suppressed.
    

8. Display the system date and time by entering the show time command at the prompt for CatOS. For Cisco IOS, use the show clock command.

   CatOS:
    
   Switch-A> (enable) show timeThu Apr 3 2003, 17:52:44
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   Cisco IOS:
    
   Switch-A#show clock20:09:06.079 UTC Thu Apr 3 2003

9. For CatOS, use set interface sc0 and set ip route commands to set the IP address and default gateway on the switch (for management purposes). For Cisco IOS, use the interface vlan, interface mod/port, switchport and the ip route commands to set up access to the switch. You will enter both global and global interface mode.

   CatOS:
    
   Switch-A> (enable) set interface sc0 172.16.80.83 255.255.255.0
   Interface sc0 IP address and netmask set.
   
   !--- Setting the default gateway on the switch
   
   Switch-A> (enable) set ip route 0.0.0.0 172.16.80.1 
   Route added.
   Switch-A> (enable) 
   
   OR
   
   !--- Alternate command to set the default gateway on the switch
   
   Switch-A> (enable) set ip route default 172.16.80.1 
   Route added.
   Switch-A> (enable)
   
   
   Cisco IOS:
    
   Switch-A(config)#interface vlan 1 
   Switch-A(config-if)#ip address 172.16.1.2 255.255.255.0 
   Switch-A(config-if)#no shut
    
   Switch-A(config)#interface fastEthernet 3/1 
   Switch-A(config-if)#switchport 
   Switch-A(config-if)#switchport access vlan 1 
   Switch-A(config-if)#no shut
   

   Now, set the default gateway of the switch. Other types of techniques may be used in setting default gateways and routing in general. The following example is one method:

   Switch-A(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.16.1.1
   

10. Verify the IP information on the switch by using show interface and show ip route commands in CatOS. Verify the ip information in Cisco IOS by using the show ip interface brief and show ip route commands.

    CatOS: 
    
    Switch-A> (enable) show interface
    sl0: flags=50 <DOWN,POINTOPOINT ,RUNNING>
            slip 0.0.0.0 dest 0.0.0.0
    sc0: flags=63 <UP,BROADCAST ,RUNNING>
            vlan 1 inet 172.16.80.83 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 172.16.80.255
    
    Switch-A> (enable) show ip route
    Fragmentation   Redirect   Unreachable
    -------------   --------   -----------
    enabled         enabled    enabled 
    
    The primary gateway: 172.16.80.1
    Destination      Gateway          RouteMask    Flags   Use       Interface
    ---------------  ---------------  ----------   -----   --------  ---------
    default          172.16.80.1      0x0          UG      193         sc0
    172.16.80.0      172.16.80.83     0xffffff00   U       690         sc0
    Switch-A> (enable)
    
    
    Cisco IOS: 
    
    Switch-A#show ip interface brief
    
    Interface        IP-Address         OK?    Method      Status      Protocol 
    Vlan1            172.16.1.2         YES    manual        up           up       
    FastEthernet3/1  unassigned         YES    unset         up           up
    
    !--- Output suppressed.
     
    Switch-A#show ip route 
    Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP 
           D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
           N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 
           E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP 
           i - IS-IS, L1 - ISIS level-1, L2 - ISIS level-2, ia - ISIS inter area 
           * - candidate default, U - per-user static route, o - ODR 
           P - periodic downloaded static route 
    
    Gateway of last resort is 172.16.1.1 to network 0.0.0.0 
    
         172.16.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets 
    C       172.16.1.0 is directly connected, Vlan1 
    S*   0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 172.16.1.1 
    Switch-A#
    

    For further details on how to set up the IP address on Catalyst switches, refer to the Configuring an IP Address on Catalyst Switches Running CatOS document.

Commands for Verifying System Information

Use the following commands to verify system information:

• show system - To view the current system settings.

• show time - To view the system's date and time.

• show interface - To view the configured IP address on the switch

• show ip route - To view the default gateway configured on the switch

Command Summary

The following are the various commands referenced in this document:

Related Information

• Configuring an IP Address on Catalyst Switches Running CatOS
• Configuring the Switch for the First Time - Cisco IOS
• Working with Configuration Files on Catalyst Switches
• LAN Product Support
• LAN Switching Technology Support
• Technical Support & Documentation - Cisco Systems