50 Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance Administrator’s Guide
Starting the command-line interface
The command-line interface displays automatically on screen when you provide
a serial interface connection to the appliance. For information on how to make a
serial connection to the appliance, see the Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance
Quick Start Guide.
Note Make sure your terminal is set to emulate a VT100 terminal when you are
communicating with the appliance through a serial interface.
Starting the appliance the first time
The first time you connect to the appliance, the Initial Setup menus display as
follows:
setup Initial Intel Cache Setup
install Install Intel Cache
commit Commit Setup Changes
These menu selections let you do the following:
✔setup—Provide the appliance machine with a hostname, IP address, subnet
mask address, DNS address, gateway address, domain name, time zone, and
date and time.
✔install—Install or update the appliance software. This task takes several
minutes.
✔commit—Save the appliance network configuration after installing the
software.
For instructions on how to start the appliance for the first time, see either the Intel
NetStructure Cache Appliance Quick Start Guide or Starting the system for the
first time‚ on page 8.
Note For security reasons, you should change your Administrator ID and password for
telnet access as soon as possible after installing and initially configuring your
appliance. See Changing the administrator password for telnet or serial access‚
on page 60.
Using the appliance after initial start-up
After initial configuration and when you connect to the appliance through a serial
interface, this main selection menu displays on the screen:
setup Initial Intel Cache Setup
main Main Intel Cache Controls
config Intel Cache Configuration
monitor View Statistics
expert Enter Expert Mode
save Save Config to Floppy
load Load Config From Floppy
logoff Logoff