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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter5 Configuring IE2100 CNS Agents
Configuring CNS Embedded Agents
Enabling the CNS Event Agent
Note You must enable the CNS event agent on the switch before you enable the CNS configuration agent.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the CNS event agent on the switch:
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
cns event {ip-address | hostname} [port-number] [backup]
[init-retry retry-count] [keepalive seconds retry-count]
[source ip-address]
Enable the event agent, and enter the gateway
parameters.
• For {ip-address | hostname}, enter either the
IP address or the host name of the event gateway.
• (Optional) For port number, enter the port
number for the event gateway. The default port
number is 11011.
• (Optional) Enter backup to show that this is the
backup gateway. (If omitted, this is the primary
gateway.)
• (Optional) For init-retry retry-count, enter the
number of initial retries before switching to
backup. The default is 3.
• (Optional) For keepalive seconds, enter how
often the switch sends keepalive messages. For
retry-count, enter the number of unanswered
keepalive messages that the switch sends before
the connection is terminated. The default for
each is 0.
• (Optional) For source ip-address, enter the
source IP address of this device.
Note Though visible in the command-line help
string, the encrypt and force-fmt1 keywords
are not supported.
Step 3
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show cns event connections Verify information about the event agent.
Step 5
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.