Managing the Switch by Using the Cluster Management Suite

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Managing the Switch by Using the Cluster Management Suite

Connecting to an Ethernet Port

Launching the Switch Home Page

CMS Requirements

Recommended Configuration for Web-Based Management

Operating System and Browser Support

Supported Java Plug-Ins

Java Plug-In Notes

Where to Go Next

Managing the Switch by Using the Cluster Management Suite

This appendix describes the requirements for using the web-based Cluster Management Suite (CMS) tools. See these sections for information about running CMS and the CMS requirements:

• Connecting to an Ethernet Port

• Launching the Switch Home Page

• CMS Requirements

This appendix assumes that you have already assigned an IP address to your switch. If you have not, configure the switch as described in Chapter 1, "Using Express Setup," or in Appendix D, "Quick Setup By Using the CLI-Based Setup Program."

After you have assigned an IP address to the switch and installed the Java plug-in, you can access the switch from your browser and use the CMS to configure the switch.

Note If you have downloaded a new version of CMS, you must clear your browser cache before launching the new version. When you clear the cache, all the jar_cache*.tmp CMS files are removed from the temporary directory.

Connecting to an Ethernet Port

Follow these steps to connect to a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port:

Step 1 Connect a Category 5 straight-through cable (not supplied) to a 10/100/1000 port on the front panel of a switch. See Figure C-1.

Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet (RJ-45) port of the workstation, PC, server, or router.

Figure C-1 Connecting to a Front Panel Port

1

Catalyst 2970 switch

3

Category 5 straight-through cable

2

PC

Launching the Switch Home Page

To display the switch access page, follow these steps:

Step 1 Enter the switch IP address in the browser, and press Return.

Step 2 Enter your username and password when prompted. If no username is configured on your switch (the default), enter only the enable password in the password field.

The switch home page appears, as shown in Figure C-2.

Figure C-2 Switch Home Page

Step 3 Click Cluster Management Suite to launch the CMS interface. The CMS Setup Report runs and verifies that your PC or workstation can correctly run the CMS. If you are running an unsupported operating system, web browser, Java plug-in, or if the Java plug-in is not enabled, the CMS Setup Report page appears, as shown in Figure C-3.

Figure C-3 CMS Setup Report

The CMS Setup Report has links that instruct you how to configure your PC or workstation to run CMS.

When your PC or workstation is correctly configured, CMS launches, as shown in Figure C-4.

Note If your PC or workstation is correctly configured for CMS, you do not see the CMS Setup Report.

Figure C-4 CMS Front Panel View

For more information about the CMS, refer to the software configuration guide or to the online help.

CMS Requirements

These sections list the recommended platform configurations and supported operating systems, web browsers, and Java plug-ins for running CMS:

• Operating System and Browser Support

• Operating System and Browser Support

• Supported Java Plug-Ins

Recommended Configuration for Web-Based Management

Table C-1 lists the recommended platforms for web-based management.

Table C-1 Recommended Platform Configuration for Web-Based Management

OS

Processor Speed

DRAM

Number of Colors

Resolution

Font Size

Windows NT 4.0¹

Pentium 300 MHz

128 MB

65,536

1024 x 768

Small

Solaris 2.5.1 or higher

SPARC 333 MHz

128 MB

Most colors for applications

—

Small (3)

¹Service Pack 3 or higher is required.

The minimum PC requirement is a Pentium processor running at 233 MHz with 64 MB of DRAM. The minimum UNIX workstation requirement is a Sun Ultra 1 running at 143 MHz with 64 MB of DRAM.

Note These are only the recommended configurations for running the CMS. For information about all supported operating systems, see the next section.

Operating System and Browser Support

You can access CMS by using the operating systems and browsers listed in Table C-2. CMS checks the browser version when starting a session to ensure that the browser is supported.

Table C-2 Supported Operating Systems and Browsers

Operating System

Minimum Service Pack or Patch

Netscape Communicator¹

Microsoft Internet Explorer²

Windows 95

Service Pack 1

4.75 or 6.2

5.5 or 6.0

Windows 98

Second Edition

4.75 or 6.2

5.5 or 6.0

Windows NT 4.0

Service Pack 3 or later

4.75 or 6.2

5.5 or 6.0

Windows 2000

None

4.75 or 6.2

5.5 or 6.0

Windows XP

None

4.75 or 6.2

5.5 or 6.0

Solaris 2.5.1 or later

Sun-recommended patch cluster for the OS and Motif library patch 103461-24

4.75 or 6.2

Not supported

¹Netscape Communicator version 6.0 is not supported.

²Service Pack 1 or higher is required for Internet Explorer 5.5.

Supported Java Plug-Ins

One of these Java plug-ins is required for the browser to access and run the Java-based CMS:

•Java plug-in 1.4

•Java plug-in 1.3.1

These Java plug-ins are supported both in Windows environments and on Solaris platforms. You can download the plug-ins and installation instructions from this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/java

Note Only one of these Java plug-ins is required for CMS. Do not install more than one.

On Solaris platforms, follow the instructions in the README_FIRST.txt file to install the Java plug-in.

Java Plug-In Notes

These notes apply to the Java plug-in configuration:

•To verify that a supported version of the Java plug-in is installed, select Start > Settings > Control Panel. The Java plug-in is listed with the version number in the Control Panel menu.

•If you have installed the Java plug-in but CMS still does not launch, make sure that the plug-in is enabled by selecting Start > Settings > Control Panel > Java Plug-in. Click the Basic tab, select Enable Java Plug-in, and click Apply.

•If the Java applet does not initialize after you have installed and enabled the plug-in, open the Java Plug-in Control Panel (Start > Programs > Java Plug-in Control Panel), and verify these settings:

In the Proxies tab, verify that Use browser settings is checked and that no proxies are enabled.

•If you are running an Internet virus checker on Windows 2000 and the plug-in takes a long time to load, you can speed up CMS operation by disabling the virus checker filter option, the download option, or both.

From the Start menu on McAfee VirusScan, disable the VirusScan Internet Filter option, the Download Scan option, or both by selecting Start > Programs > Network Associates > Virus Scan Console > Configure.

or

From the taskbar, right-click the Virus Shield icon and in the Quick Enable menu, disable the options by deselecting Internet Filter or Download Scan.

Where to Go Next

For more information about the CMS, refer to the software configuration guide or to the online help.

OS	Processor Speed	DRAM	Number of Colors	Resolution	Font Size
Windows NT 4.0¹	Pentium 300 MHz	128 MB	65,536	1024 x 768	Small
Solaris 2.5.1 or higher	SPARC 333 MHz	128 MB	Most colors for applications	—	Small (3)

Operating System	Minimum Service Pack or Patch	Netscape Communicator¹	Microsoft Internet Explorer²
Windows 95	Service Pack 1	4.75 or 6.2	5.5 or 6.0
Windows 98	Second Edition	4.75 or 6.2	5.5 or 6.0
Windows NT 4.0	Service Pack 3 or later	4.75 or 6.2	5.5 or 6.0
Windows 2000	None	4.75 or 6.2	5.5 or 6.0
Windows XP	None	4.75 or 6.2	5.5 or 6.0
Solaris 2.5.1 or later	Sun-recommended patch cluster for the OS and Motif library patch 103461-24	4.75 or 6.2	Not supported