Cisco Systems Configuring the Cisco ASR 903 Router at Startup, Verifying the Front Panel LEDs

Chapter 4 Cisco ASR 903 Router Initial Configuration

Configuring the Cisco ASR 903 Router at Startup

During the boot process, observe the system LEDs. The LEDs on the shared port adapter go on and off in an irregular sequence. Once the router has booted, the green STATUS LED comes on and stays on.

Verifying the Front Panel LEDs

The front-panel indicator LEDs provide power, activity, and status information useful during bootup. For more detailed information about the LEDs, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting.”

Verifying the Hardware Configuration

To display and verify the hardware features, enter the following commands:

•show version—Displays the system hardware version; the installed software version; the names and sources of configuration files; the boot images; and the amount of installed DRAM, NVRAM, and flash memory.

•show diag slot—Displays the IDPROM information for the assemblies in the chassis.

Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility

To check the minimum software requirements of the Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your Cisco ASR 903 Router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. The tool provides the minimum Cisco IOS requirements for individual hardware modules and components.

Note To access this tool, you must have a Cisco.com login account.

To access the Software Advisor, click Login at Cisco.com, type Software Advisor in the search box, and click Go. Click the link for the Software Advisor Tool.

Choose a product family or enter a specific product number to search for the minimum supported software needed for your hardware.

Configuring the Cisco ASR 903 Router at Startup

This section explains how to create a basic running configuration for your Cisco ASR 903 Router.

Note You need to acquire the correct network addresses from your system administrator or consult

your network plan to determine correct addresses before you can complete the router configuration.

Before continuing the configuration process, check the current state of the router by entering the show version command. The show version command displays the release of Cisco IOS software that is available on the router.

Cisco ASR 903 Router Hardware Installation Guide

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