Checking Hardware And Software Compatibility; Configuring The Cisco Asr 903 Router At Startup; Using The Console Interface; Cisco Asr 903 Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide - Cisco ASR 903 Hardware Installation Manual

Cisco ASR 903 Initial Configuration

Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility

To check the minimum software requirements of the Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
Cisco ASR 903 Router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. The tool provides the
minimum Cisco IOS requirements for individual hardware modules and components.
To access this tool, you must have a Cisco.com login account.
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To access the Software Advisor, click Login at Cisco.com, type Software Advisor in the search box, and
click Go. Click the link for the Software Advisor Tool.
Choose a product family or enter a specific product number to search for the minimum supported software
needed for your hardware.

Configuring the Cisco ASR 903 Router at Startup

This section explains how to create a basic running configuration for your Cisco ASR 903 router.
You need to acquire the correct network addresses from your system administrator or consult your network
Note
plan to determine correct addresses before you can complete the router configuration.
Before continuing the configuration process, check the current state of the router by entering the show version
command. The show version command displays the release of Cisco IOS software that is available on the
router.
For information on modifying the configuration after you create it, see the Cisco IOS configuration and
command reference guides.
To configure a Cisco ASR 903 Router from the console, you must connect a terminal or terminal server to
the console port on the Cisco ASR 903 Router RSP. To configure the Cisco ASR 903 Router using the
management Ethernet port, you must have the router's IP address available.

Using the Console Interface

To access the command line interface using the console, follow these steps:
Step 1 Your system is booting and if you answer No, at the prompt:
Example:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: no
Step 2
Press Return to enter user EXEC mode. The following prompt appears:
Router>
Step 3 From user EXEC mode, enter the enable command as shown in the following example:
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