Performing The Initial Software Configuration For The Ptx5000; Preparing To Configure The Ptx5000 - Juniper PTX5000 Hardware Manual

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Performing the Initial Software Configuration for the

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Entering Configuration Mode | 304

Configuring User Accounts and Passwords | 304

Configuring System Attributes | 305

Committing the Configuration | 306

These procedures connect a PTX5000 to the network but do not enable it to forward traffic. For

complete information about enabling the PTX5000 to forward traffic, including examples, see the Junos

OS configuration guides.

You configure the PTX5000 by issuing Junos OS CLI commands, either on a console device attached to

the CONSOLE port, or over a Telnet connection to a network connected to the HOST/ETHERNET port.

NOTE: These procedures enable you to use the HOST/ETHERNET management port. For the

initial configuration, use a device attached to the CONSOLE port.

Preparing to Configure the PTX5000

Gather the following information before configuring the PTX5000:

• Name the PTX5000 will use on the network

• Domain name the PTX5000 will use

• IP address and prefix length information for the Ethernet interface

• IP address of a default router

• IP address of a DNS server

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