Basic Software Features; Basic System Parameter Configuration; Entering System Administration Information - Brocade Communications Systems FastIron Administration Manual

Basic Software Features

● Basic system parameter configuration............................................................................ 29
● Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4)..................................................................... 35
● Basic port parameter configuration................................................................................. 53
● CLI banner configuration.................................................................................................86
● Requiring users to press the Enter key after the message of the day banner................ 87
● Setting a privileged EXEC CLI level banner....................................................................88
● Displaying a console message when an incoming Telnet session is detected............... 88

Basic system parameter configuration

Brocade devices are configured at the factory with default parameters that allow you to begin using the
basic features of the system immediately. However, many of the advanced features such as VLANs or
routing protocols for the device must first be enabled at the system (global) level before they can be
configured. If you use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure system parameters, you can find
these system level parameters at the Global CONFIG level of the CLI.
NOTE
Before assigning or modifying any router parameters, you must assign the IP subnet (interface)
addresses for each port.
NOTE
For information about configuring IP addresses, DNS resolver, DHCP assist, and other IP-related
parameters, refer to "IP Configuration" chapter in the FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing
Configuration Guide
NOTE
For information about the Syslog buffer and messages, refer to
The procedures in this section describe how to configure the basic system parameters listed in
Software Features

Entering system administration information

You can configure a system name, contact, and location for a Brocade device and save the information
locally in the configuration file for future reference. This information is not required for system operation
but is suggested. When you configure a system name, the name replaces the default system name in
the CLI command prompt.
The name, contact, and location each can be up to 255 alphanumeric characters.
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