Connecting The Media Flow Engine To A Management Console Or Network; Powering On The Media Flow Engine - Juniper VXA2000 - QUICK START REV1 Quick Start Manual

VXA2000 Series Media Flow Engine Quick Start

3. Connecting the Media Flow Engine to a Management Console or Network

4. Powering On the Media Flow Engine

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c. Insert the other end of each cord into the site's AC power outlets.
Before powering on your appliance, connect it to a local area network using one of the
Ethernet ports, or to a local management console through a direct serial connection to
the CONSOLE port. You use this connection to manage the power-on process and initial
configuration.
To connect to a management console:
Insert the supplied RJ-45 cable in the CONSOLE port on the front panel of the
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appliance.
Connect the other end of the cable to your console server or terminal server.
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To connect to a network:
Insert an RJ-45 Ethernet cable into one of the Ethernet ports on the front panel of
1.
the appliance.
Connect the other end of the cable to your Ethernet network.
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To power on the appliance and configure the Ethernet address:
Connect the appliance to a local console or terminal server.
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Verify that the power source is operational.
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Inspect all grounding and power connections to the appliance chassis.
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Confirm that all cable connections are secure.
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Press and release the momentary rocker power switch on the rear panel of the chassis
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to power on the appliance.
Monitor LEDs on the appliance to verify that the appliance is booting properly.
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During initial power-on, the components of the platform run boot code, go through
a series of self-diagnostic tests, and synchronize with each other.
The appliance boots to a login prompt,
is the part of the MAC address for the Ethernet port 0 (eth0) hardware.
MAC-address
This is the default hostname for the appliance.
For example:
mfc-unconfigured-3c33c8 login:
Enter the username admin to access the Media Flow Controller CLI and display the
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Standard mode prompt.
mfc-unconfigured-3c33c8 login: admin
mfc-unconfigured-3c33c8 >
mfc-unconfigured-MAC-address login:
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