Cisco XR 12000 Series Getting Started Manual page 27

Chapter 1 Introduction to Cisco IOS XR Software
Command or Action
Step 4
Start the terminal emulation program.
Step 5 Press Enter.
Step 6 Log in to the router.
Step 7
admin
Example:
RP/0/0/CPU0:router# admin
Step 8
show dsc all
Example:
RP/0/0/CPU0:router(admin)# show dsc all
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Purpose
(Optional) Prepares a computer for router communications.
• Not required if you are connecting through a terminal.
• Terminals send keystrokes to, and receive characters,
from another device. If you connect a computer to the
Console port, you must use a terminal emulation
program to communicate with the router. For
instructions on using the terminal emulation program,
see the documentation for that program.
Initiates communication with the router.
If no text or router prompt appears when you connect to
•
the console port, press Enter to initiate
communications.
If no text appears when you press Enter, give the router
•
more time to complete the initial boot procedure, then
press Enter.
• If the prompt gets lost among display messages, press
Enter again.
If the router has no configuration, the router displays
•
the prompt:
Enter root-system username:
If the router has been configured, the router displays the
•
prompt:
Username:
Establishes your access rights for the router management
session.
Enter the root-system username and password or the
•
username and password provided by your system
administrator.
After you log in, the router displays the CLI prompt,
•
which is described in the
page 3-37.
• If the router prompts you to enter a root-system
username, the router is not configured, and you should
follow one of the bring up procedures mentioned in the
next section.
Places the router in administration EXEC mode.
Displays the DSC information for the router or router
system so that you can verify that you have connected to the
DSC console port.
Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide for the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
Connecting to the Router Through the Console Port
"CLI Prompt" section on
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