Help Notes

This topic contains information that supplements the other help topics.

Launching Configuration Windows

In most cases, when the title of a configuration window appears as a link (in blue and underscored), clicking on the link launches the window. If you want information about the window, click its Help button. You can also get information on configuration windows by clicking headings on the Contents tab that name the windows.

Read-Only Access Mode

If your privilege level is 1 to 14, you have read-only access to CMS. Only privilege level 15 gives you read-write access.

The help system does not specify the network features that are unavailable in read-only access mode. CMS menu-bar items and window options make it clear what is available and what is not. As a rule, a feature is unavailable if it would permit a read-only user to change the cluster layout or the settings of member switches.

These switches do not support read-only access mode:

In read-only access mode, these switches appear as unavailable devices and cannot be configured from CMS.

References to Catalyst Switches

References to Catalyst 2900 XL, 2950, 3500 XL, and 3550 switches assume that they are running the Cisco IOS releases shown in this table.

Switch Release
2900 XL and 3500 XL 12.0(5)WC3 or higher
2950 12.1(9)EA1 or higher
3550 12.1(9)EA1 or higher

Enhanced Software Image

An enhanced software image is a Cisco IOS image that supports additional features on specific Catalyst switches. All Catalyst 2950 switches run the enhanced software image except the Catalyst 2950-12 and 2950-24 switches. They run the standard software image.