Cisco Systems 15327 CTC and the Startup Configuration File

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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
January 2009
Chapter 3 Initial Configuration
CTC and the Startup Configuration File
After you have completed configuring remote management on the management por t, you can use Telnet
to remotely assign and verify configurations.
Configuring the Hostname
In addition to the system passwords and enable password, your initial configuration should include a
hostname to easily identify your ML-Series card. To configure the hostname, perform the following task,
beginning in enable mode:
CTC and the Startup Configuration File
CTC allows a user to load the startup configuration file required by the ML-Series card. A
Cisco-supplied sample Cisco IOS startup configuration file, named Basic-IOS-startup-config.txt, is
available on the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET/SDH software CD. CISCO15 is the Cisco IOS CLI default
line password and the enable password for this configuration. Users can also create their own startup
configuration file, see the “Manually Creating a Startup Configuration File Through the Serial Console
Port” section on page 3-7.
CTC can load a Cisco IOS startup configuration file into the TCC2/TCC2P card flash before the
ML-Series card is physically installed in the slot. When installed, the ML-Series card downloads and
applies the Cisco IOS software image and the preloaded Cisco IOS startup-configuration file. Preloading
the startup configuration file allows an ML-Series card to immediately operate as a fully configured card
when inserted into the ONS 15454 SONET/SDH.
Step 7 Router(config-if)# no shutdown Enables the interface.
Step 8 Router(config-if)# exit
Router(config)#
Returns to global configuration mode.
Step 9 Router(config)# line vty
line-number
Router(config-line)#
Activates line configuration mode for virtual terminal
connections. Commands entered in this mode control the
operation of Telnet sessions to the ML-Series card.
Step 10 Router(config-line)# password
password
Allows you to enter a password for Telnet sessions.
Step 11 Router(config-line)# end
Router#
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 12 Router# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Saves your configuration changes to
NVRAM.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1 Router# configure terminal
Router(config)#
Activates global configuration mode.
Step 2 Router(config)# hostname
name-string
Allows you to enter a system name. In this
example, we set the hostname to “Router.”
Step 3 Router(config)# end
Router#
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4 Router# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Copies your configuration changes
to NVRAM.