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Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide R8.5
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Chapter 3 Initial Configuration of the ML-Series Card
Startup Configuration File
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
Step 2 Insert the RJ-45 connector of the supplied cable into the female end of the supplied console cable
adapter.
Step 3 Insert the RJ-11 modular plug end of the supplied console cable adapter into the RJ-11 serial console
port, labeled CONSOLE, on the ML-Series card faceplate.
Step 4 Attach the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter to the nine-pin DB-9 serial port on the PC.
Step 5 Insert the other end of the supplied cable in the attached adapter.
Startup Configuration File
The ML-Series card needs a startup configuration file in order to configure itself beyond the default
configuration when it resets. If no startup configuration file exists in the 15310-CL-CTX or the CTX
2500 flash memory, then the card boots up to a default configuration. Users can manually set up the
startup configuration file through the serial console port and the Cisco IOS CLI configuration mode or
load a Cisco IOS supplied sample startup configuration file through CTC. A runn ing configuration
becomes a startup configuration file when saved with a copy running-config startup-config command.
It is not possible to establish a Telnet connection to the ML-Series card until a startup configuration file
is loaded onto the ML-Series card. Access is available through the console port.
Caution The copy running-config startup-config command saves a startup configuration file to the flash
memory of the ML-Series card. This operation is confirmed by the appearance of the text “[OK]” in the
Cisco IOS CLI session. The startup configuration file is also saved to the ONS node’s database
restoration file after approximately 30 additional seconds.
Caution Accessing the read-only memory monitor mode (ROMMON) on the ML-Series card without the
assistance of Cisco personnel is not recommended. This mode allows actions that can render the
ML-Series card inoperable. The ML-Series card ROMMON is preconfigured to boot the correct
Cisco IOS software image for the ML-Series card.
Caution The maximum permitted size of the startup configuration file on the ONS 15310 ML-Series card is 96
kilobytes.
Note When the running configuration file is altered, a RUNCFG-SAVENEED condition appears in CTC. This
condition is a reminder to enter a copy running-config startup-config command in the Cisco IOS CLI,
or configuration changes will be lost when the ML-Series card reboots.