Operator`s manual
Table Of Contents
- RS 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide
- Notices
- Table of Contents
- 1 About This Guide
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Hardware Installation
- 3.1 Safety Considerations
- 3.2 Hardware Specifications
- 3.3 Installing the Hardware
- 3.3.1 Verifying Your Shipment
- 3.3.2 Installing the Chassis
- 3.3.3 Installing an AC Power Supply
- 3.3.4 Installing a DC Power Supply
- 3.3.5 Installing the Control Module
- 3.3.6 Installing the Switching Fabric Module (RS8600 only)
- 3.3.7 Installing Line Cards
- 3.3.8 Installing GBIC Modules into Line Cards
- 3.3.9 Installing ATM Physical Media Cards (PHYs)
- 3.3.10 Multi-rate WAN Line Card and WICs
- 3.3.11 SRP Line Cards and Bridge Mate Module
- 3.3.12 Installing SFP Transceivers
- 3.3.13 Attaching the Network Cables to Line Cards
- 4 Initial Configuration
- 4.1 Powering on the RS8000/8600
- 4.2 Starting the Command Line Interface
- 4.3 Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
- 4.4 Setting the Basic System Information
- 4.5 Setting Up Passwords
- 4.6 Setting Up SNMP
- 4.7 Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address
- 4.8 Setting the SYSLOG Parameters
- 4.9 Using Redundant Control Modules
- 5 Managing Software
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B International SaFety Information
- Index

4-10 Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide
Setting the Basic System Information Initial Configuration
5.
Use the
interface add ip
command to set the IP address and netmask for the en0 Ethernet
interface. The en0 Ethernet interface is used by the management port on the Control Module.
Here is an example:
Note
The en0 interface is automatically created by the system and is reserved for the
management port on the Control Module.
6.
To activate the system commands entered in the previous steps, use the following command:
The CLI displays the following message:
7.
Enter “
y
” to activate the changes.
8.
To display the Active configuration, exit the Configuration mode, then enter the following
command:
Here is an example:
rs(config)#
system set name rs
rs(config)#
system set location "Houston, TX"
rs(config)#
system set contact "John Smith"
rs(config)#
interface add ip en0 address-netmask 16.50.11.22/16
save active
Do you want to make the changes Active? [y]
system show active-config
rs#
system show active-config
Running system configuration:
!
! Last modified from Console on Mon Jan 25 11:55:35 2001
!
1 : system set name "rs"
2 : system set location "Houston, TX"
3 : system set contact "John Smith"