Performing Initial Configuration; Configuring A Qfx3600 Device As A Standalone Switch - Juniper QFX3600 Hardware Documentation

CHAPTER 17

Performing Initial Configuration

Configuring a QFX3600 Device as a Standalone Switch

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Configuring a QFX3600 Device as a Standalone Switch on page 137
If you are using the QFX3600 device as a standalone switch, you must perform the initial
configuration of the QFX3600 device through the console port using the command-line
interface (CLI). If you are using the QFX3600 device as a Node device in a QFabric system,
you instead perform the initial setup of a QFabric system on a QFX3100 Director device
(see Performing the QFabric System Initial Setup on a QFX3100 Director Group).
Before you begin connecting and configuring a QFX3600 device, set the following
parameter values on the console server or PC:
Baud Rate—9600
Flow Control—None
Data—8
Parity—None
Stop Bits—1
DCD State—Disregard
To connect and configure the device from the console:
Connect the console port to a laptop or PC using the supplied RJ-45 cable and RJ-45
1.
to DB-9 adapter. The console (
Log in as root. There is no password. If the software booted before you connected to
2.
the console port, you might need to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
Start the CLI.
3.
root@% cli
Enter configuration mode.
4.
root> configure
Add a password to the root administration user account.
5.
[edit]
root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
CON ) port is located on the front panel of the device.
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