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Intro to Cisco IOS and CatOS

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Keith Bogart
CCIE #4923

[email protected] CCIE Routing & Switching

@keithbogart1
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Video Overview

• Describe the different opera1ng modes for Cisco


CatOS/IOS So:ware
• Navigate between the different opera1ng modes listed
• Determine the current mode of the device

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Introduc0on to IOS
» Internetworking Opera1ng System
» Na1ve so:ware for Cisco routers and
switches
» Cisco develops different IOSs for different
plaCorms
• Example: Cisco 1841, Cisco 2821, etc.
» Usually operated through CLI
IOS Opera0ng Modes
» IOS has a command hierarchy
• Router> - User (or EXEC) mode
• Router# - Privileged EXEC (or Enable) mode
• Configura0on modes
Router(config)# - Global Configura0on Mode
Router(config-if)# - Interface Configura0on Mode
Router(config-router)# - Router Configura0on Mode
• Usage of Exit, End, Ctrl-Z
What is CatOS?
» Crescendo Communica1ons
• Cisco’s first acquisi1on in 1993
• LAN Switching company with its own OS
» Catalyst 5000/5500 switches
» Opera1ng System used was called, “CatOS”
• “Cat” for “Catalyst”
» End of Support was 2013
CatOS and IOS Comparison

CatOS IOS
Two modes only (EXEC and Enable) Multiple Modes of Operation
Commands entered in Enable mode Changes to Running-Config must be
saved automatically. manually saved to Startup-Config
Command Syntax; Most commands Command syntax varies widely
begin with the word, “set” depending on feature/protocol.
“clear” used to erase commands “no” or “default” used to erase
commands
CatOS Examples
CatOS (enable) show config

set prompt Switch-1


!
Set vlan 2 4/1-5
!
set port channel all distribuCon mac both
!
set port channel 2/1-4 29
!
set trunk 2/1 nonegoCate 802.1Q 1-1005
!
set trunk 4/1 on isl 1-1005

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