Chapter 11. Collecting the Non-Volatile and Volatile Data from a Switch

Solutions in this chapter:

▪ Before You Connect to the Cisco Switch
▪ Connecting to the Cisco Switch
▪ Volatile and Non-Volatile Data Collection Procedures
▪ Commands to Run on the Cisco Switch
▪ Analyzing Volatile and Non-Volatile Data Gathered from a Cisco Switch
▪ The Incident
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

In this chapter, we will focus on how to connect to and collect data from Cisco switch devices. Several years ago, Cisco changed the format of its switches to reflect an IOS interface. This means that whether you are working on Cisco routers or Cisco switches, the core commands are the same (whereas in the past, Cisco's high end Catalyst ...

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