Verifying The Hardware Configuration; Checking Hardware And Software Compatibility; Configuring The Cisco Asr 1000 Series Routers At Startup - Cisco ASR 1013 Hardware Installation Manual

Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Power Up and Initial Configuration

Verifying the Hardware Configuration

To display and verify the hardware features, enter the following commands:
• show version—Displays the system hardware version; the installed software version; the names and
• show diag chassis—Displays the IDPROM information for the assemblies in the chassis.
• show diag slot/subslot—Displays the IDPROM information for the subassemblies in the chassis.

Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility

To check the minimum software requirements of the Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. This tool does not
verify whether Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIPs or SPAs within a system are compatible; but 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.
Note
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 1000 Series Routers at Startup

This section explains how to create a basic running configuration for your Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers.
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 1000 Series Routers from the console, you must connect a terminal or terminal
server to the console port. To configure the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers over your management Ethernet,
you must have the router's IP address available.
sources of configuration files; the boot images; and the amount of installed DRAM, NVRAM, and flash
memory.
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