Re: 2924 Switch: where is the CVSM ?

JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
I am a newbie, so please forgive what might be a really silly question, but
couldn't find this in the doc or on google.

I have a 2924 EN XL switch. Purchased used from EBAY. It came from a large
drinks maker that competes against an Atlanta based one. (note to them:
when you sell switches, you might consider zapping your configuration files
that contain clear text passwords).

Its worse when people sell used NAS servers with all their data on it.


However, I tried the HTTP configuration , but I am at a loss. All the
documentation I have point to the first item on the home page pointing to
"Visual Switch Manager".

I get "Cluster Management Suite" which points to "homepage.htm". If I click
on it, it says "page not found".


I wouldn't say that the web configuration was all that grand on this
series switch in the first place, but it sounds like the proper files
aren't loaded on the flash: device. What do you see with a 'dir flash:'?

Is there a CLI command I can enter to make the switch serve the CVSM
instead of the cluster management suite ? (this is a single, lonely switch,
so no need for cluster stuff)

Not sure what you are asking here. You should probably just do a
'write erase' and reboot and start from scratch anyway. The defaults
are all very reasonable values for a single-standalone-switch.


So I need to download extra software to the switch ?

Most likely.

Some of the doc I have seen also allude to the need to have some plug-ins
on the client browsers. is that the case, or is the CVSM simple html and/or
JAVA ?

Its all java, very dependant on JVM versions too (still to this date
as well :( I suspect very few people actually use the web config
things on Cisco gear.


Finally, on that home page, one can also enter CLI commands. However, it
mentions levels 0 to 15. What are those levels ? on CLI, I am only aware of
two. (basic access, and the "enable" access which allows me to configure
the switch).

You've got it for the default two. level 0 is your basic console CLI.
Level 15 is enabled. You could setup more levels if you wish, and give
different security levels to different users if you wish. Not much
point on a switch, but on routers, it gets more interesting.

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