4900m Management General Question

[danmartinnorhrop]

Hello there,

First time user of cisco hardware and we just purchased the 4900m catalyst switch.  My question is very general.  I am simply hoping to network 3 servers together and I do not wish to do any fancy or advanced configuration.  Can I simply use the web management interface for network administration and setup?  I just downloaded the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS software configuration guide and they talk about Cisco View network management system, is this my answer or is this what most people use for basic configuration and administration?

Thanks for your help,

Dan

[Marvin Rhoads]

A 4900M is pretty high end for networking 3 servers together. That aside, all you need is to build a VLAN and assign the ports to it. Add in a couple of global commands to make the switch accessible and you're all set.

There is a basic Web UI for the switch if you choose to enable it but hardly anyone does so using the built-in http server on its own. If you want to go the GUI route, you can use Cisco Network Assistant, a free tool that supports some of Cisco's switches - including the 4900M.

CiscoView is one component in the larger Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS) product. LMS and the other members of the Cisco Prime products are the enterprise class network management offerings from Cisco. It will do the full range of network management functions (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance and Security - FCAPS).

[danmartinnorhrop]

Thanks for your help.

[Marvin Rhoads]

You're welcome.

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