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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuration Quickstart
Table 2-1 Configuration Quickstart
Command Purpose
Step 1
sysVersionSet version
reboot
Select the runtime firmware version the switch will use on the
PXM card and restart the switch with that firmware. For example:
sysVersionSet "004.000.000.000"
Note These commands must be entered at the PXM backup boot
prompt. On PXM1E cards, the backup boot prompt is
pxm1ebkup>. On PXM45 cards, the backup boot prompt is
pxm45bkup>.
See the “Initializing the Switch” section later in this chapter.
Step 2
After you reboot, the system
prompts you to enter your
username and password.
Start a management session.
For instructions on starting a session from a terminal or
workstation attached to the Console Port (CP), see the “Starting a
CLI Management Session After Initialization” section later in this
chapter.
For information on other ways to manage a switch, see
Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access
Options.”
Note To perform all the procedures in this quickstart procedure,
you must log in as a user with SERVICE_GP privileges.
The default user with these privileges is service and the
default password is serviceuser. For more information on
access privileges, see the “Configuring User Access”
section later in this chapter.
Step 3
adduser <username>
<accessLevel>
Related commands:
cnfpasswd
cnfuser <options>
deluser <username>
Configure user access. This step is optional.
See the “Configuring User Access” section later in this chapter.
Step 4
cnfname <node name> Configure the switch name.
See the “Setting and Viewing the Node Name” section later in this
chapter.
Step 5
cnfdate <mm:dd:yyyy>
cnftmzn <timezone>
cnftmzngmt <timeoffsetGMT>
cnftime <hh:mm:ss>
Related commands:
dspdate
Configure the switch time.
See the “Viewing and Setting the Switch Date and Time”section
later in this chapter.