Cisco press CCNP self study CCNP practical studies switching oct 2003 ISBN 1587200600

CCNPSelf-StudyCCNPPracticalStudies:Switching
ByJustinMenga
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Publisher:CiscoPress
PubDate:October08,2003
ISBN:1-58720-060-0
Pages:984

TableofContents|Index

Gainnecessaryhands-onexperienceimplementingCCNPBCMSNconceptswiththis
practicallabguide.

Labconfigurationsincludeexplanationsofequipmentset-upand
execution
ValuablereferencetoolforCatalystswitches,includingshortcuts,caveats,
andapplicationofthemostadvancedfeatures
Real-worldscenariosrepresentthewholerangeofCCNPBCMSN642-811
examtopics
CCNPPracticalStudies:Switching(CCNPSelf-Study)providesCCNPcandidateswithanindepth,hands-onexperienceinconfiguringCiscoCatalystswitches.Thispracticalguide
showsintermediatelevelnetworkershowtoapplythetheoreticalknowledgetheyhave
gainedthroughCCNPcourseworkandexampreparation.Configurationlabsperformed
withinthisbookwillcoveralltechnologiestestedontheBCMSN642-811exam,aswellas
anumberofrealworldscenariosthatwilltestusers'overallunderstandingofmultilayer
switching.Thelabscomecompletewithfullexplanations,highlightingwhythechosen
commandsandtechniquesarerecommended.
Inadditiontoapplicablelabs,thisbookalsoprovidesgeneralinformationonvarious
switchingtechnologies,aswellastips,tricks,shortcuts,andcaveatsfordeployingCisco
switchinggearinproductionenvironments.Thisbookalsoincludesexercises(similarto
traditionalmathematicsexercises)thatwillhelpreadersinternalize,practice,and
memorizecertainconceptsandthoughtprocessesnecessarytosuccessfullydeploya

switchednetwork.
PartofthePracticalStudiesseriesfromtheCiscoPress,CCNPPracticalStudies:Switching
providesself-studybasedhands-onexperience.Assuch,itcanbeusedinconjunctionwith
otherCiscoPresstitlesandisanexcellentcompaniontoinstructor-ledtrainingfroma
CiscoLearningPartner.


CCNPSelf-StudyCCNPPracticalStudies:Switching
ByJustinMenga
...............................................
Publisher:CiscoPress
PubDate:October08,2003
ISBN:1-58720-060-0
Pages:984

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
AbouttheAuthor
AbouttheTechnicalReviewers
Introduction
GoalsofthisBook
Audience
ChapterOrganization
HowBesttoUseThisBook
EquipmentRequiredforPracticalExperience
ObtainingEquipment
HowToUseThisBookifYouDoNotHaveAccesstoThisEquipment
CiscoSystemsNetworkingIconLegend
CommandSyntaxConventions
Chapter1.SwitchingConnectivity
IntroductiontoCiscoCatalystSwitches
Scenario1-1:InstallingaCiscoCatalystSwitchontotheNetwork
Scenario1-2:ConfiguringNetworkManagementAccesstotheSwitch
Scenario1-3:ConfiguringEthernetDeviceConnectivity
Scenario1-4:ConfiguringSystemTime
Scenario1-5:MonitoringandTroubleshootingDeviceConnectivity
Summary
Chapter2.VLANOperations
Introduction
Scenario2-1:UnderstandingTransparentBridging
Scenario2-2:ConfiguringVLANTrunkingProtocol(VTP)

Scenario2-3:ConfiguringVLANs
Scenario2-4:ConfiguringtheManagementVLAN
Scenario2-5:ConfiguringExtended-RangeVLANs
Summary
Chapter3.TrunkingandBandwidthAggregation
Introduction
Scenario3-1:ConfiguringVLANTrunkingProtocol
Scenario3-2:ConfiguringTrunkingBetweenSwitches
Scenario3-3:VTPPruning
Scenario3-4:ConfiguringEtherChannel
Summary
Chapter4.SpanningTree
Introduction
Scenario4-1:ConfiguringtheRootBridge
ScenarioPrerequisites
Scenario4-2:ConfiguringSTPLoadSharing
ScenarioPrerequisites

Scenario4-3:ConfiguringRootGuard
Scenario4-4:ConfiguringSpanningTreePortFast
Scenario4-5:ConfiguringPortFastBPDUGuard
Scenario4-6:ConfiguringPortFastBPDUFilter
Scenario4-7:ConfiguringUplinkFast
Scenario4-8:ConfiguringBackboneFast
Scenario4-9:ImprovingConvergenceandLoadSharingbyUsingaMultilayer
Topology
Scenario4-10:TroubleshootingSpanningTree
Summary
Chapter5.Inter-VLANRouting
Inter-VLANRoutingArchitectures
MultilayerLANDesign
Scenario5-1:ConfiguringBasicIPRouting
Scenario5-2:ConfiguringLayer3Switching
ScenarioPrerequisites
Summary
Chapter6.Layer3Switching
IntroductiontoLayer3Switching
CiscoCatalyst6000/6500SwitchArchitecture
Scenario6-1:ConfiguringMLSontheCatalyst6000
Scenario6-2:ConfiguringCEF-basedLayer3SwitchingontheCatalyst






6000/6500OperatinginHybridMode

Scenario6-3:UpgradingfromHybridModetoNativeModeontheCatalyst
6000/6500
Scenario6-4:ConfiguringCEF-BasedLayer3SwitchingontheCatalyst
6000/6500OperatinginNativeMode
Summary
Chapter7.MulticastRoutingandSwitching
Introduction
Scenario7-1:ConfiguringPIMDenseModeMulticastRouting
Scenario7-2:ConfiguringPIMSparseModeandPIMSparse-DenseMode
MulticastRouting
Scenario7-3:MulticastTrafficControlontheLAN
Scenario7-4:ConfiguringIGMPSnooping
Scenario7-5:ConfiguringCiscoGroupManagementProtocol(CGMP)
Summary
Chapter8.TrafficFilteringandSecurity
SecuringManagementAccess
SecuringNetworkAccess
TrafficFiltering
Scenario8-1:SecuringtheManagementInterface
Scenario8-2:EnhancingSecuritybyUsingAAA
Scenario8-3:SecuringDeviceAccess
Scenario8-4:SecuringLANSegments
Summary
Chapter9.QualityofService
IntroducingtoQoS
ImplementingQualityofServiceonCiscoSwitches
Scenario9-1:ConfiguringQoSFeatures
Summary

Chapter10.Maintenance,Monitoring,andTroubleshooting
Scenario10-1:UsingIPandLANConnectivityTools
Scenario10-2:TroubleshootingWorkstationStartupProblems
Scenario10-3:TroubleshootingtheerrDisableStatus
Scenario10-4:PasswordRecovery
Scenario10-5:FileManagementonCiscoCatalystSwitches
Scenario10-6:CapturingTrafficUsingSPAN,RSPAN,andVACLs
Summary
Chapter11.ComprehensiveSwitchingSelf-StudyLab
LabHardwareRequirements

















PartI:ConfiguringaLayer2SwitchingInfrastructure
PartII:MultilayerConfiguration
AppendixA.ComprehensiveSwitchingSelf-StudyLabPartISolution

ConfiguringaLayer2SwitchingInfrastructureSolution
CompleteConfigurationsforSelf-StudyLabPartI
AppendixB.ComprehensiveSwitchingSelf-StudyLabPartIISolution
MultilayerConfigurationSolution
CompleteConfigurationsforSelf-StudyLabPartII
Index


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AbouttheAuthor
JustinMengaisadual-certifiedCiscoCertifiedInternetwork
Expert(CCIENo.6640)intheRoutingandSwitchingand
Securitytracks.Hehaseightyearsofnetworkingexperience,
workingwithmanyproductsfrommajorvendors.Justinholds
thepremierqualificationsforCisco,Microsoft,andCheckPoint,
demonstratinghisunderstandingofbothnetworksand
applicationsandtheunderlyingsecurityrequiredforboth.
HeisemployedasanetworkdesignconsultantforLogicalCSI
inNewZealand,aglobalnetworkintegrationcompanywith
officesinmorethan40countriesworldwide.Previously,hewas
employedbyCompaqGlobalServicesinasimilarrole.Heis

responsibleforthepre-salessupport,design,andproof-ofconcepttestingforcomplexnetworksthatrequireabroadmix
oftechnologies.Thesetechnologiesincluderouting,switching,
network,andwirelesssecurityandVoiceoverIP.Recently,
JustinbecameCCIEcertifiedintheSecuritytrack,
demonstratinghisdiverserangeofskills.
Justinhaspreviouslyauthoredthebook,CCSANG:CheckPoint
CertifiedSecurityAdministratorStudyGuide.




AbouttheTechnicalReviewers
AndyBarkl,CCNP,CCDP,hasover19yearsofexperiencein
theITfield.He'stheownerofMCT&AssociatesLLC,atechnical
trainingandconsultingfirminPhoenix,Arizona.
HenryBenjamin,CCIENo.4695,istriple-CCIE-certified,
havingattainedRoutingandSwitchinginMay1999,ISPDialin
June2001,andCommunicationsandServicesinMay2002.He
hasmorethan10yearsexperiencewithCisconetworks
includingplanning,designing,andimplementinglargeIP
networksrunningIGRP,EIGRP,BGP,andOSPF.Recently,Henry
previouslyworkedforalargeITorganizationbasedinSydney,
Australia,asakeyNetworkDesigner,designingand
implementingnetworksalloverAustraliaandAsia.
Inthepasttwoyears,Henryhasbeenakeymemberofthe
CCIEglobalteambasedinSydney,Australia.Asaseniorand
corememberoftheteam,histasksincludewritingnew
laboratoryexaminationsandquestionsforthecovetedCCIE
R/S,CCIESecurity,andCCIEC/Stracks,aswellastheCCIEwrittenRecertificationExaminations.Henryhasauthoredthree
othertitlesCCIESecurityExamCertificationGuideandCCNP

PracticalStudies:RoutingfromCiscoPressandCCIERouting
andSwitchingExamCram.HenryholdsaBachelorof
AeronauticalEngineeringdegreefromSydneyUniversity
(1991).
StephenA.Daleo,presidentofGoldenNetworking
Consultants,Inc.,isanetworkconsultantwhoseclientsinclude
theUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.PetersburgandNorthBroward
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coursedevelopersforCiscoInternetLearningSolutions
GroupBCMSN2.0class.Steveisafrequentcontributortothe
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BCRAN,CIPT,CIT,BSCI,andICNDCiscocourses.
DrewRosen,CCIENo.4365,isaProductMarketingManager
inCisco'sInternetLearningSolutionsGroup.Inhispresentrole,
Drewmanagesateamoftechnicalconsultantsfocusingon
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markets.Previously,Drewspent4yearsasasystemsengineer
forCisco,workingonlargenamedaccountsintheenterprise
space.Hehasbeeninvolvedintheproductionandlaunchof
numerousILSGproductsincludingBuildingScalableCisco
Internetworks(BSCI),ConfiguringBGPonCiscoRouters
(CBCR),ConfiguringCiscoRoutersforIS-IS(CCRI),Advanced
MPLSVPNSolutions(AMVS),BuildingMetroOpticalNetworks
(BCMON),andImplementingQualityofService(QoS).Drew
livesinFloridawithhiswife,Meredith,anddaughter,Chelsea.
JeffSaxe,CCIENo.9376,isNetworkEngineerandaproud
memberoftheITSystemsGroupatCrutchfieldCorporation,a

mail-order/Webretailerofcarstereoandhometheater
equipmentfoundedin1974.Hehasmanagedthecompany's
LANandWANforafewyears,includingbothVoiceoverFrame
RelayandVoiceoverIPequipmentforaremotecallcenter.Jeff
previouslyworkedincomputersupportforthenewspaper
publishingandeducationalsoftwareindustries.Hegraduated
fromtheUniversityofVirginiawithadistinguishedmajorin
mathematicsandaminorinchemistry.Jefflivesin
Charlottesville,Virginia,withhiswife,Laura,andtheirson,
Nathan.
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severaladvancedcourses.Hehaswrittenover90articlesfor
CiscoWorldMagazine(nowEnterpriseNetworkingMagazine).
PetehasreviewedmanybookproposalsandbooksforCisco
Press,coveringawidevarietyofsubjects.Petecurrentlyisa
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Introduction
Therearetwofundamentalcomponentsofmodernnetworks
todayroutingandswitching.TheCiscoCertifiedNetwork
Professional(CCNP)certificationisapopularnetworking
certificationthatisthenextstepincareercertificationfollowing
theCiscoCertifiedNetworkAssociate(CCNA)certification.Cisco
representsqualifiedindividualsatthreetiers,CCNP-qualified
peoplerepresentthemiddletier,whileCCNArepresentsthe
lowertier,andCCIEthehighesttier.DemandforCCNPsishigh,
especiallyfororganizationsthatneedpeopletoimplementand
supportCisco-basednetworks.Oneoftherequirementsof

obtainingCCNPistopasstheCCNPSwitchingexam,which
testsyourknowledgeofswitchingconcepts,protocols,andthe
configurationofCiscoCatalystswitches.Thisbookisdesigned
toprovideyouwithagreaterunderstandingofhowtoconfigure
(andsupport)CiscoCatalystswitches.


GoalsofthisBook
Theprimarygoalofthisbookistoprovideapractical
understandingofhowtoconfigureandsupportCiscoCatalyst
switches.TheCCNPcertificationprovidesyouwiththe
theoreticalknowledgerequiredtoimplementlocal-area
networks(LAN)networks;however,itisimportantthatwhenit
comestothecrunchandyouneedtoconfigureortroubleshoot
areal-lifenetwork,youhavethepracticalexperience,
knowledge,andconfidencetorespondquicklyandeffectively.
Themorewaysyoucanlearnaboutasubject,thebetter.This
bookisdesignedtoprovideapracticalapproachtonotjust
CCNPswitchingobjectives,butalsoLANswitchingingeneral.




Audience
Thisbookistargetedatnetworkingprofessionalswhopossessa
theoreticalunderstandingoftheconceptsandprinciplesofLAN
switchingbutwanttoapplythisknowledgetoreal-world
scenarios.YouneedtopossessatleastCCNA-levelknowledge
ofroutingandswitchingifyouwanttousethisbooktoitsfull
extent.Thevalueofpracticalexperienceinanytypeofwork

cannotbeoverstated,andthisbookgivesyouthepractical
experienceandconfidencetoimplementreal-lifeswitched
networks.Afterreadingthisbook,youshouldalsopossessa
muchdeeperunderstandingofLANswitchingtheoryand
operation.Itisamazinghowatheoreticalconceptthatmight
confuseyouinreadingbecomesclearerafteractuallyputting
theconceptintopractice.
Ifyouarepurchasingthisbookforcertificationreasons,the
primarycertificationaudienceofthisbookisobviouslythe
prospectiveCCNPcandidate.Thisbookcoversthematerial
includedinthenewCCNPSwitching3.0exam.Thisbookisalso
anexcellentbookforanypotentialCCIERouting+Switching
candidatesbecausethefocusofthebookismainlyaroundthe
Catalyst3550switch,whichistheswitchnowusedintheCCIE
Routing+Switchinglab.Ifyouarenotpursuingacertification
andareconsideringbuyingthisbookbecauseyouneedto
implementandsupportCiscoCatalystswitches,thisbookis
alsoperfectforyou.Thecontentcoveredisdesignedtotakea
real-worldperspectiveonLANswitching,focusingonfeatures
thatarecommonandimportanttoreal-lifenetworks,rather
thanjustfocusingontheCCNPSwitchingexamobjectives.


ChapterOrganization
Thisbookconsistsof11chaptersandtwoappendixes.Thefirst
tenchaptersfocusonspecificLANswitchingtechnologies,with
thefinalchapterprovidingacomprehensiveswitchingself-study
labthatincorporatescontentfromalloftheprecedingchapters.
Thethreeappendixesprovidesolutionstothisfinallabchapter.
Eachchapterbeginswithabriefintroductorysection,which

backgroundsthekeyconceptsandprinciplesassociatedwith
thecontentcoveredineachchapter.Next,anumberof
scenariosarepresented,eachwithanetworktopologyanda
setofrequirements.Eachscenarioisdesignedtodemonstrate
howtoimplementandconfigurespecifictechnologiesand
featuresrelatedtothechaptercontentinamannerthatallows
youtorelatetoreal-worldnetworks.Thescenariosare
designedsothatreaderscanbuildthetopologiesdescribedin
eachscenariointheirownlabsathomeoratwork.Ifyouhave
accesstotheequipmentdiscussedinthescenariosofthisbook,
youareencouragedtoattemptasmanyscenariosasyoucanin
yourownlab.
Aftercompletingtheconfigurationofeachscenario,youare
shownhowtoverify,monitor,andtroubleshootyour
configurations.Thescenariosdonotjustcontainpurely
practicalinformationdetailedbackgroundandexplanationsof
technologiesareprovidedwheredeemednecessary,ensuring
yougainastrongunderstandingofexactlywhatyouare
configuringandwhyyouareconfiguringitinacertainway.
Thefollowingdescribesthecontentofeachchapterand
appendix.
Chapter1,"SwitchingConnectivity"Thefirstchapter
introducesyoutothebasicCatalystswitchplatformsand


thenshowsyouhowtopreparebothaCatOS-basedand
CiscoIOS-basedCatalystswitchforplacementonthe
networkandtoprovidebasicLANconnectivityfordevices
thatallowbasiccommunicationsbetweeneachdevice.
Chapter2,"VirtualOperations"Thischaptercovers

virtualLANsorVLANs.Youarefirstintroducedtothe
conceptofVLANsandwhytheyaresuchanintegral
componentofmodernLANnetworks.Youlearnhowto
createandconfigureVLANs,placingswitchportsinto
variousVLANs,creatingLayer2separationsbetween
devices.
Chapter3,"TrunkingandBandwidthAggregation"
ThischapterintroducesbothEtherChannelandTrunking,
whicharetechnologiesusedtolinkCiscoCatalystswitches
together.Youlearnhowtoconfiguremultiplephysical
interfacesasasingleEtherChannelbundle,whichallows
youtoincreasetheperformanceandresiliencyof
connections.Next,youlearnaboutVLANtrunkingprotocol
andhowyoumustconfigureit.Trunkingisthenexamined
andyoulearnhowtomultiplexthetrafficfrommultiple
VLANsdownasinglephysicaltrunkinterface.
Chapter4,"SpanningTree"Thischaptercoversspanning
tree,whichisfundamentalandveryimportantprotocol
usedinswitchedenvironments.Thechapterintroducesyou
tobasicspanning-treeconfigurationandthenmovesinto
advancedspanning-treefeatures,suchashowto
implementloadsharingandconfiguringspanning-tree
enhancements.
Chapter5,"Inter-VLANRouting"Thischaptercovers
inter-VLANroutingandhowitisrequiredfordevicesto
communicatebetweenVLANs.Thebasicinter-VLANrouting
architecturesarediscussed;thechapteralsodelvesinto


basicLayer3switchingconfiguration,alongwithconfiguring

HotStandbyRouterProtocol(HSRP).
Chapter6,"Layer3Switching"Thischaptercovers
Layer3switchingindepthanddiscussestheneedforLayer
3switchesinmodernLANnetworks.Thischapterfocuses
primarilyontheCiscoCatalyst6000/6500seriesswitch
familyandthecomponentsthatmakeuptheproduct,such
asSupervisorengines,PolicyFeatureCards(PFCs),and
multilayerswitchingfeaturecards(MSFCs).Youlearnabout
Multilayerswitching(MLS)andCiscoExpressForwarding
(CEF)andhowtheseprovidethefoundationforL3
switchingonCatalystswitches.
Chapter7,"MulticastRoutingandSwitching"This
chaptercoversmulticastroutingandhowyoucancontrol
multicasttrafficontheLAN.Youlearnaboutmulticast
routingandhowCiscoLayer3switchessupportthis
feature.Youalsolearnhowmulticastrouterscan
interoperatewithswitches,allowingswitchestoconstrain
multicasttraffictoonlythoseportsthatwishtoreceive
multicasttraffic,usingfeaturessuchasInternetGroup
ManagementProtocol(IGMP)snoopingandCiscoGroup
ManagementProtocol(CGMP).
Chapter8,"TrafficFilteringandSecurity"Thischapter
showsyouhowyoutosecureyourswitchinginfrastructure
bysecuringmanagementaccess,securingdeviceaccessto
theswitch,andimplementingtrafficfilteringtoensure
networksecuritypolicyisconformedto.Youlearnhowto
securethemanagementinterfaceforaCatalystswitch,
enhancesecuritybyusingAAA,provideuser-based
authenticationandauthorizationtotheLANusing802.1x,
andimplementfilteringoftrafficreceivedonportsand

VLANs.


Chapter9,"QualityofService"Thischaptershowsyou
howtoconfigureend-to-endqualityofservice(QoS)ina
LANswitchednetwork,aswellashowtoprovideQoS
classificationandmarkingwhenlookingattheentire
network.Youlearnhowtoconfigurebasicconceptsof
QoSclassification,marking,policing,andscheduling.The
CiscoCatalystswitchplatformsandhowtheyimplement
QoSarediscussed,whichisimportantwhenselectingwhich
switchplatformyoushouldimplement.VoiceoverIPand
howCiscoCatalystswitchescaninteractwithCiscoIP
phonesisalsocovered.
Chapter10,"Maintenance,Monitoring,and
Troubleshooting"Thischaptershowsyouhowtomonitor,
maintain,andtroubleshootCiscoCatalystswitchnetworks.
Youlearnaboutcommonissuesinswitchednetworksand
howyoucanidentifyandresolvetheseissues.Youalso
learnhowtoupgradeyourswitchandhowyoucanrecover
fromlostpasswordsormissingoperatingsystemfiles.
Finally,youlearnhowtocapturetrafficfromtheswitching
backplaneusingSPAN,RSPAN,andVLANaccesscontrol
lists(ACLs).
Chapter11,"ComprehensiveSwitchingSelf-Study
Lab"Thefinalchapterprovidesaself-studylabscenario,
whichtestshowwellyouunderstandthecontentprovided
inthisbook.Thescenarioconsistsofinitiallyconfiguringa
flat,Layer2topologyandthenconvertingitintoa
multilayertopology.AppendixesAandBprovidefull

solutionstoeachpartofthescenario.
AppendixA,"ComprehensiveSwitchingSelf-Study
LabPartISolution"Providescompletesolutionsforthe
firstsectionoftheself-studylabinChapter11.
AppendixB,"ComprehensiveSwitchingSelf-Study


LabPartIISolution"Providescompletesolutionsforthe
secondsectionoftheself-studylabinChapter11.




HowBesttoUseThisBook
Whileworkingthroughthisbook,youideallywanttohave
accesstotheequipmentuponwhichthevariousscenariosare
configured.Byworkingthroughthescenariosontheactual
equipment,yougainconfidenceinyourabilitytoactuallymake
featuresworkintherealworld.Ofcourse,someofthe
equipmentdiscussedinthisbookisveryexpensive,andyou
mightnothaveaccesstosomeoralloftheequipment.Because
youmightnot,eachconfigurationstepisdiscussedinfullwhere
required,andfullworkingconfigurationsareprovided,which
ensuresthatyoucanfolloweachscenario.Thismeansthatyou
gainthesamevalueoutofthisbook,whetheryouhaveaccess
tophysicalequipmentornot.
Notethatmostscenariosinthisbookassumeabasic
configurationisalreadyinplace,whichincludesparameters
suchasdevicenameandanyotherparametersindicatedduring
thescenario.

EquipmentRequiredforPracticalExperience
NOTE
Thissectioncoverswhatequipmentyouneedifyou
wanttogainpracticalexperiencefromtheexercises
inthisbookbyactuallyfollowingalongwithreal
equipment.Thoughthisistheidealwaytobenefit
fromthisbook,suchequipmentisnotnecessarydue
tothedetailedexplanations.Ifyoudonothave
accesstoequipment,seethesection,"HowToUse
ThisBookifYouDoNotHaveAccesstoThis
Equipment,"laterinthisIntroduction.

ThefeaturesofCiscoCatalystswitchesaremuchmorebased
uponhardwarethantheyareonsoftware,unlikeCiscorouters,
wherethesoftwarecomponent(CiscoIOS)iscommonacross
allrouters.Thismeansthatyoufindsignificantdifferencesin
thefunctionalityprovidedbyeachCatalystswitchfamily.To
learnhowtoconfigureallofthefeaturesprovidedbythe
Catalystproductfamilyasawhole,itisoftennecessaryforyou
tohaveaccesstoawidevarietyofCatalysthardwareplatforms,
someofthemveryexpensive.
Inthisbook,youworkwiththreemainCatalystswitch
platforms:
Catalyst3550Next-generationCiscoIOS-basedswitch
withLayer3/4intelligenceandLayer3switching
capabilities.YoucanalsousetheCatalyst2950orCatalyst

2900/3500XLswitchesinstead;however,somefeatures


supportedontheCatalyst3550arenotsupportedonthese
switches.
Catalyst4000/4500MostCatalystoperatingsystem
(CatOS)configurationisbasedupontheCatalyst
4000/4500switch.AcheapalternativetotheCatalyst
4000/4500istheCatalyst2900seriesswitches,whichare
basedupontheCatalyst4000switch(theyrunthesame
operatingsystemimage)butrunonafixedplatformwitha
smallform-factor.
Catalyst6000/6500MoreadvancedCatOSandCiscoIOS
featuresareconfiguredontheCatalyst6000/6500switch.

NOTE
Nearlyallofthescenariosinthisbookrequire
interconnectionofCatalystswitches,whichrequires
theuseofcrossovercables.Ifyouareconfiguring
yourownlabequipment,alwaysensureyouuse
crossovercablestoconnecteachswitch.

InadditiontoworkingwithCatalystswitches,youalsowork
withothertypesofdevicesaslistedbelow:
CiscoroutersSomescenariosincludeCiscoIOSroutersto
providetraditionalroutingfunctions.Whenselectinga
routerplatformforuseineachofthescenarios,the
minimumrecommendedplatformistheCisco2621router,
whichincludes2x10/100BaseTnetworkports,although
somescenariosmaypermittheuseoflowerendrouters.