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Chapter 3 Booting the CSS
Booting the CSS for the First Time
For example:
(config-boot)# shutdown
Once the CSS shuts down all processes, you may remove power from the CSS.
Booting the CSS for the First Time
When the CSS initially boots up, it:
• Performs hardware diagnostics.
• Validates the integrity of the disk file system automatically. If the CSS:
– Does not detect errors, it reports a status of OK and continues the boot
process
– Detects errors, it returns a status of DIRTY, runs a quick check disk
automatically, and continues the boot process
• Prompts you to:
– Enter the software license key, located on a card in an envelope in the
Accessory kit
– Configure the IP address and subnet mask for the Ethernet Management
port, used for CSS configuration and management only; this port does not
route traffic
– Change the default administrative login name (admin) and password
(
system)
– Password-protect the Offline Diagnostic Monitor menu (Offline DM
menu)
The initial boot-up prompts are described in the sections below.
Entering Your License Key
When the CSS completes hardware initialization and power-on diagnostics, you
must enter a valid license key for the CSS software. The CSS does not require you
to enter this key on subsequent startups.