Cisco Systems CSR 1000V manual Changing the Console Port Access After Installation, Example

Chapter 8 Booting the Cisco CSR 1000V and Accessing the Console

Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000V Console

Password: mypass

Note If no password has been configured, press Return.

Step 3 From user EXEC mode, enter the enable command as shown in the following example:

Router> enable

Step 4 At the password prompt, enter your system password. The following example shows entry of the password enablepass:

Password: enablepass

Step 5 When the enable password is accepted, the privileged EXEC mode prompt appears:

Router#

Step 6 You now have access to the CLI in privileged EXEC mode and you can enter the necessary commands to complete your desired tasks.

Step 7 To exit the Telnet session, use the exit or logout command as shown in the following example:

Router# logout

Changing the Console Port Access After Installation

After the Cisco CSR 1000V has booted successfully, you can change the console port access to the router using Cisco IOS XE commands. After you change the console port access, you must reload or power-cycle the router.

	Command or Action		Purpose
Step 1	enable		Enables privileged EXEC mode.
			• Enter your password if prompted.
	Example:
	Router> enable
Step 2	configure terminal		Enters global configuration mode.
	Example:
	Router# configure terminal
Step 3	platform console virtual		Specifies that the Cisco CSR 1000V is accessed through the
			hypervisor VM console. This is the default setting during
	Example:		the initial installation boot process.
	Router(config)# platform console virtual
	or
	platform console serial		Specifies that the Cisco CSR 1000V is accessed through the
			serial port on the VM.
	Example:		Note	Use this option only if your hypervisor supports
				serial port console access.
	Router(config)# platform console serial
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