Initial Configuration; Initial Configuration Of The Cisco Sce 8000 Platform - Cisco SCE 8000 Installation Manual

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Initial Configuration

This section describes the initial configuration of the system.
After all the Service Control components have been installed, perform these tasks to complete the initial setup and configuration
of the system:
Configure basic global parameters in the Cisco SCE platform, including these:
Step 1
• Define the necessary IP addresses.
• Set the clock.
• Set the authorization-level passwords.
• Define RDR formatter destinations.
Configure your site and a basic service configuration in the Cisco SCA BB Console. From the Network Navigator, run
Step 2
either the Usage Analysis wizard, the P2P Traffic Optimization wizard, or the P2P Traffic Optimization for
Asymmetrical Routing wizard.
Step 3 From the Network Navigator, add the Subscriber Manager to the site.
From the Network Navigator, configure a master password for the site.
Step 4
Configure the Subscriber Manager.
Step 5
The initial setup process is flexible, and you may find that you prefer to do things slightly differently. The steps
Note
mentioned above can be considered as a suggested approach, rather than a mandatory approach.

Initial Configuration of the Cisco SCE 8000 Platform

There are several basic global parameters that must be correctly configured for the Cisco SCE platform to communicate properly
with the outside world. The following is a brief summary of the initial setup parameters and commands. For more information,
see the Cisco SCE8000 10GBE Software Configuration Guide or the Cisco SCE8000 GBE Software Configuration Guide.
• IP address and subnet mask of the Cisco SCE 8000 platform. This IP address is used by the GBE management interface.
• IP address of the default gateway.
• Hostname—The hostname is used to identify the Cisco SCE platform. It appears as part of the CLI prompt and is also
returned as the value of the MIB-II object sysName.
The maximum length is 20 characters.
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The default hostname is SCE8000.
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• Passwords for user, admin, and root-level access. These are authorization-level passwords, not individual passwords. These
passwords may be encrypted.
These passwords must meet the following criteria:
Minimum length—Four characters
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Maximum length—100 characters
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Begin with an alpha character
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Must contain only printable characters
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• The default password for all levels is cisco.
• System clock—Current date and time. The clock and the calendar must always be synchronized.
• Time zone—The name or ID of the time zone along with the number of hours offset from Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC).
• Domain name server—The default domain name used to complete unqualified host names, as well as up to three domain
name servers, that are used for DNS lookup. You must also enable DNS lookup.
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