Verifying The Hardware Configuration; Checking Hardware And Software Compatibility; Using The Console Interface - Cisco ASR 903 Initial Configuration Manual

Cisco ASR 903 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 slot—Displays the IDPROM information for the assemblies in the router.

Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility

To check the minimum software requirements of the Cisco IOS software with the hardware installed on your
Cisco ASR 903 Router, Cisco maintains the Software Advisor tool on Cisco.com. The tool provides the
minimum Cisco IOS requirements for individual hardware modules and components.
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 903 Router at Startup
This section explains how to create a basic running configuration for your Cisco ASR 903 router.
Note
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 903 Router from the console, you must connect a terminal or terminal server to
the console port on the Cisco ASR 903 Router RSP. To configure the Cisco ASR 903 Router using the
management Ethernet port, you must have the router's IP address available.

Using the Console Interface

To access the command line interface using the console, follow these steps:
Step 1 Your system is booting and if you answer No, at the prompt:
sources of configuration files; the boot images; and the amount of installed DRAM, NVRAM, and flash
memory.
To access this tool, you must have a Cisco.com login account.
You need to acquire the correct network addresses from your system administrator or consult your network
plan to determine correct addresses before you can complete the router configuration.
Verifying the Hardware Configuration
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