CHAPTER
3-1
Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
January 2009
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Initial Configuration
This chapter describes the initial configuration of the ML-Series card and contains the following major
sections:
Hardware Installation, page 3-1
Cisco IOS on the ML-Series Card, page 3-2
Startup Configuration File, page 3-7
Multiple Microcode Images, page 3-11
Changing the Working Microcode Image, page 3-12
Cisco IOS Command Modes, page 3-13
Using the Command Modes, page 3-15

Hardware Installation

This section lists hardware installation tasks, including booting up the ML-Series card. Because
ONS 15454 SONET/SDH card slots can be preprovisioned for an ML-Series line c ard, the following
physical operations can be performed before or after the provisioning of the slot has taken place.
1. Install the ML-Series card into the ONS 15454 SONET/SDH. See Chapter 2, “Install Cards and
Fiber-Optic Cable” of the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide or Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure
Guide for information.
2. Connect the cables to the front ports of the ML-Series card.
3. (Optional) Connect the console terminal to the ML-Series card.
Note A NO-CONFIG condition is reported in CTC under the Alarms pane when an M L-Series card is inserted
and no valid Cisco IOS startup configuration file exists. Loading or creating this file clears the condition.
See the “Startup Configuration File” section on page 3-7 for information on loading or creating the file.