Cisco Systems 11500 Series manual Logging in to the CSS

Chapter 3 Booting and Configuring the CSS

Logging in to the CSS

The CSS then enables you to access the OffDM menu.

Would you like to access the Offline Diagnostic Monitor? (Y <cr>)

To access the OffDM menu, enter y. If you do not wish to access the OffDM menu after seeing this message, wait for the CSS to boot.

Logging in to the CSS

After the CSS has completed the boot process, it displays the start-up banner, copyright, and login prompt. If a startup-config is present, the CSS displays the following message:

Press CTRL-C to abort running the startup-config

When you abort running the startup-config, the CSS does not use the existing startup-config. It enables you to log in and reconfigure the CSS to create a new running-config. Use this feature if you misconfigure your startup-config and it becomes unusable.

When you log in from:

•A console, the CSS prompts you with the following message:

Press any key to log in.

•A Telnet session, this message is not displayed.

The CSS prompts you to enter a username and password. Enter the default user name admin and the default password system as lowercase text, or enter the administrative username and password you configured during the boot process or using the OffDM menu. For security purposes, the CSS does not display the password.

User Access Verification

Username:

Password:

If you connect a console to the CSS after the CSS boots, your screen will be blank. Press <Enter> to display the username and password prompts.

If the CSS has never been configured, a configuration script runs automatically and prompts you to enter configuration information. Subsequent logins to the CSS do not automatically start the configuration script.

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