Enabling Guest Os Console; Configuring Guest Os; Starting Guest Os; Accessing Guest Os Console - Cisco IR829 Hardware Installation Manual

Configuring Guest OS

Enabling Guest OS Console

For heightened security, Guest OS console is disabled by default. To enable Guest OS console, enter the
following commands:
Command
config terminal
line 1/4
transport input all

Configuring Guest OS

This section describes how to set the root password for Guest OS and enable SSH access. By default,
SSH is disabled in Guest OS, this section describes the steps to reverse-Telnet into Guest OS, and enable
SSH access.

Starting Guest OS

By default, Guest OS starts after installation. To manually start the Guest OS, enter the following
commands:
Command
show iox host list detail
guest-os 1 start
During start up, Guest OS sends a DHCP request and is assigned an IP address from the local DHCP
pool. Guest OS is then configured with a hostname and sync time from IOS.
It can take a few minutes for the Guest OS to start.
Note

Accessing Guest OS Console

The Guest OS console is accessible at port 2070 on any Cisco IOS interface. Use the following
commands to access the Linux Guest OS console from Cisco IOS.
You must first enable the Guest OS console as described in
Note
Cisco IR829 Integrated Services Router
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Chapter 5 Guest Operating System (Guest OS) Installation and Configuration
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies line 1/4 for configuration and enters line
configuration collection mode.
Defines which protocols to use to connect to a
specific line of the router.
Purpose
Displays OS: RUNNING if Guest OS is already
running. If it is, go to
Console.
Starts Guest OS.
Enabling Guest OS
Accessing Guest OS
Console.