Initial Setup And Verification; Initial Setup And Configuration Checklist - Extreme Networks ExtremeRouting SLX 9640 Installation Manual

Initial Setup and Verification

Initial setup and configuration checklist

Items required
Providing power to the device
Establishing a serial connection
Configuring a static IP address
Establishing an Ethernet connection
Customizing the chassis and host names
Configuring the DNS service
Setting the date and time
Verifying correct operation
Backing up the configuration
Installing cable management kit
Initial setup and configuration checklist
Use the procedures in the following table to initially configure and setup the device, verify correct
operation, and back up the configuration.
Table 15: Initial setup and configuration checklist
Task
Attach a management station,
establish a serial connection, and
change the default passwords
(optional).
Set the IP address, subnet mask,
and the default gateway IP
address.
Establish an Ethernet connection.
Customize the chassis and host
names.
54 ExtremeRouting SLX 9640 Hardware Installation Guide
on page 55
on page 56
on page 56
on page 58
on page 59
on page 61
on page 61
on page 61
on page 62
on page 63
Task details or additional information
Refer to Establishing a serial connection
completing this task, log in to the serial port to configure the
device.
Use the chassis virtual-ip or chassis virtual-ipv6
commands to configure an IP address. For more information, refer
to Configuring a static IP address
By establishing an Ethernet connection, you can complete the
device configuration using a serial or Telnet session. Refer to
Establishing an Ethernet connection
information.
Use the switch-attributes chassis-name and switch-
attributes host-name commands to change the default
host name. For more information, refer to
and host names
on page 54
on page 60
on page 56. After
on page 58 .
on page 59 for more
on page 60 .
Customizing the chassis