# Managing Card Configuration

The Catalyst switch family supports several kinds of expansion modules. To get information about a module, select it in the device display, then choose Card from the Configure menu.

The following categories of information are available:

Physical

Displays physical information about the module.

Save Configuration

Lets you save a copy of the module configuration file to NVRAM.

Note: For information on how to read the LEDs on devices that support Virtual Switch functionality, click here.

# Physical

Card>Configure>Physical

The CiscoView Configure Card window displays the following information:

Descriptor (entPhysicalDescr)

Textual description of the physical entity. This object should identify the manufacturer of the physical entity and be set to a distinct value for each version or model of the physical entity.

Name (entPhysicalName)

Textual name of the physical entity. The value of this object should be the name of the component, as assigned by the local device, and be suitable for use in commands entered at the console of the device.

Index (entPhysicalIndex)

Index value for the physical entity.

Vendor Type (entPhysicalVendorType)

Vendor-specific hardware type of the physical entity.

Hardware Revision (entPhysicalHardwareRev)

Version number of the card being managed (for example, 3.1).

Firmware Revision (entPhysicalFirmwareRev)

Firmware version of the card being managed (for example, 2.0).

Software Revision (entPhysicalSoftwareRev)

Software version of the card being managed (for example, 3.2).

Serial Number (entPhysicalSerialNum)

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Serial number of the card or module (for example, 900000023).

Model Name(entPhysicalModelName)

The vendor-specific model name associated with this card or module.

Status (cefcModuleOperStatus)

Current operational status of the module or card. Possible values include ok, minorFault, majorFault, and other. If the status is a value other than ok, then the value of the Diagnostic Errors field gives more information about the cause of the problem.

IP Address (cefcIntelliModuleIPAddr)

IP address of the module or card.

Note: This field is only displayed on NAM and IDS modules and for all other cards supporting IP Address configuration.

Daughter Card# (entPhysicalDescr)

Textual description of the daughterboard attached to this module. Note the following:

- If two daughterboards are attached, then the description of both daughterboards will be displayed.
- If no daughterboards are attached, then this field will not be displayed.

Click OK to continue. Click Apply to save the changes in the dialog box. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.

# Save Configuration

Card>Configure>Save Configuration

The Save Configuration dialog box lets you save a copy of the module configuration file to NVRAM.

Save Configuration to NVRAM (writeMem)

Click Save to save the configuration to NVRAM. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

Note: This category is applicable only for Supervisor Cards and ATM Cards (cevAtm1Oc12 and cevP1COc12 for software version >= 3.x ).