Chapter 1
Product Overview
For information on SNMP, refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide
and Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/index.htm
Dynamic Host Control Protocol server—The Cisco IOS DHCP server feature is a full DHCP server
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implementation that assigns and manages IP addresses from specified address pools within the
router to DHCP clients. If the Cisco IOS DHCP server cannot satisfy a DHCP request from its own
database, it can forward the request to one or more secondary DHCP servers defined by the network
administrator.
With DHCP-based autoconfiguration, your switch (the DHCP client) is automatically configured at
startup with IP address information and a configuration file.
For more information on configuring the DHCP server, refer to the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122newft/122t/
122t1/easyip2.htm
Debugging features—The Catalyst 4500 series switch has several commands to help you debug
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your initial setup. These commands include the following groups:
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For more information, refer to the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference.
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platform
debug platform
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