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Switch Management
While the direct console cable connection is a useful way for managing a Cisco Catalyst 6500, other methods of
network-based management (such as telnet or SNMP) require a management interface with which to access the
switch. In CatOS, a single management interface, sc0, is available for the system. An IP address and VLAN are
assigned to this interface. Any IP-based management of a CatOS system is then directed to the sc0 interface address.
With the hybrid OS, the sc0 interface is used in conjunction with any Layer 3 VLAN interfaces created for routing
functionality.
In the Cisco IOS Software, the concept of a sc0 interface does not exist; however, network-based management of the
switch is still possible. For every Layer 2 VLAN that is created, there can also be a corresponding Switch Virtual
Interface(SVI,whichis discussed further in the following section). Each SVI can haveoneormoreIPaddresses which
are used for accessing the device on the particular VLAN. A SNMP or telnet client can access the device via this
method. The followingcommand displays the VLAN SVIs and the associated IPaddressing for managing the system.
Switch Configuration
Configuration changes in the Catalyst software are written to NVRAM immediately after a change is made. The user
does not need to manually save configuration changes to memory. All configuration in the Catalyst OS is done via a
“set” command sequence. The set commands are done from the enabled-mode prompt. You can erase a particular
command with a clear command from the same prompt.
In contrast, Cisco IOS Software does not save configuration changes to NVRAM unless you issue the copy run start
(or write memory) command. So unless the user explicitly saves the configuration, any changes to the configuration
will be lost should the system be reloaded. All command line configuration in Cisco IOS (whether on the Supervisor
or the MSFC) is done from the configuration mode, commonly known as “config-t”. You can remove a particular
command with the no form of the original command.
Port Behavior
The following section details the differences in port behavior between the Catalyst software and the Cisco
IOS Software.
CatOS> (enable) show interface
sl0: flags=51<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING>
slip 0.0.0.0 dest 0.0.0.0
sc0: flags=63<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING>
vlan 1 inet 10.1.1.54 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.1.1.255
IOS#show ip interface brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Vlan1 20.1.1.1 YES manual up up
Vlan10 30.1.1.1 YES manual up down
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