First Time Startup

Interface Connections and First Time Start-Up

First Time Startup

The system uses a built in, easy to configure, interview script that allows you to quickly configure your system for basic operations.

Once you have completed this interview, you can use the system Configuration Tool to set additional parameters.

The interview script is launched from the UNIX root prompt. To launch the interview script, complete the following.

NOTE: Within this interview, you can type the initial letter of an option and the press the Tab key to complete the entire string on supported choices. The Enter key is used to select default values.

1.Log into your system as root. NOTE: The password is admin.

2.Change to the bin directory within admin and list the files within this directory to locate the necessary interview file.

[admin@xxxxx admin]# cd /usr/os/bin [admin@xxxxx bin]# ls

3.Locate the file cos_interview and execute the following command at the admin prompt:

[admin@xxxxx bin]# ./cos_interview

Once the interview is launched, you are presented with an interactive interview. To begin your initial configuration, answer the following questions.

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Welcome to the Configuration Interview

This program is designed to guide you through the configuration of your system by prompting you with a series of questions.

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1.Enter the Hostname.

Hostname

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Enter the system hostname:

2.Enter the System time.

System Time

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The current date and time on this system is Mon Mar 10 13:04:23 EST 2003

Would you like to modify System time <Y or N>[N]: y

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