Juniper QFX10008 Hardware Manual page 171

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To connect and configure the switch 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
New password: password
Retype new password: password
(Optional) Configure the name of the switch. If the name includes spaces, enclose
6.
the name in quotation marks (" ").
[edit]
root@# set system host-name host-name
Configure the default gateway.
7.
[edit]
root@# set routing-options static route default next-hop address
Configure the IP address and prefix length for the switch management interface.
8.
[edit]
root@# set interfaces em0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length
CAUTION: Although the CLI permits you to configure two management
Ethernet interfaces within the same subnet, only one interface is usable
and supported.
NOTE: The management ports,
(also labeled
em1
panel of the QFX10002 and on each of the Routing and Control Boards
of the QFX10008 and QFX10016.
Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration
) port is located on the port panel of the switch.
CON
em0 ( MGMT
for fiber connections), are found on the port
MGMT
for RJ-45 connections) and
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