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First-Time Startup

First-Time Startup

This chapter takes you through first-time startup. Use the information you entered on the Global and Interface Configuration Worksheets as you interact with the setup command facility's System Configuration Dialog. If you have not completed the worksheets, you should read the "Preparing for First-Time Startup" chapter before starting up.

This chapter includes sample worksheets that are filled in to show you how this information is used when the setup command facility runs through the System Configuration Dialog.


Note Some configuration parameters discussed in this publication (and shown on the configuration worksheets) apply only to server products that have the protocol translation option. If your server product does not have protocol translation, the interactive setup command facility does not prompt you for these parameters.

Overview of the First-Time Startup Process

The first time you start up the system, the setup command facility operates automatically. An interactive dialog called the System Configuration Dialog appears on the system console screen. The dialog navigates you through the configuration process by prompting you for the information you have recorded on the configuration worksheets. Default and help information available within the dialog is described later in this section.

The setup command facility prompts you for configuration information for each installed interface. When you finish configuring one interface, the setup command facility prompts you for the next interface and continues until each interface is configured.

At first-time startup, you must complete the following tasks:

Default Values Using the Setup Command Facility

For many prompts in the facility's System Configuration Dialog, default answers appear in square brackets following the question. To accept a default value, press the Return key. If the system was previously configured, the defaults that appear are the currently configured values. If you are configuring the system for the first time, the defaults that appear are factory defaults. If no factory default exists, as in the case of passwords, nothing appears after the question mark.

Help Text Using the Setup Command Facility

At any time during use of the setup command facility, you may request help by typing a question mark (?) at a given prompt. If the prompt requires a yes or no answer, no further help is available. If the prompt offers a range of acceptable answers, the help facility gives you some guidance. For example, if the setup command facility prompts you to select the number of bits in a subnet mask for your previously entered Class A IP address, the help facility prompts you to choose a decimal number between 0 and 22.

Additionally, if you enter invalid information at a prompt, the help facility automatically asks you for the correct information. For example, if you answer "okay" instead of "yes" at a prompt, the help facility guides you with the following information:

%Please answer 'yes' or 'no'.

As another example, if you answer a prompt with a value of 0 and the required value must be a decimal between 1 and 65535, then the help facility automatically prompts you with the following message:

%A decimal number between 1 and 65535

Powering Up Your System

Before powering up your system, check for correct AC power voltages.

Caution Check the voltage rating label at the back of the unit for correct voltage configuration. The factory configures the ASM-CS for either 110 VAC or 220 VAC operation, as requested when ordered. The 500-CS automatically configures the power supply for the applied input voltage and may be connected to any AC source from 100 to 240 VAC. Like the 500-CS, the Cisco 2500 has a variable power supply and may be connected to any AC source from 100 to 240 VAC.

Now you can safely power up your system. To power up your ASM-CS or Cisco 2500, flip on the On/Off switch on the back panel. To power up your 500-CS, simply plug in the power cord.

Verifying Installed Software and Hardware

When you first power up your console and server product, a script similar to the following appears on the screen. The first section of the script displays banner information, including the software version and the System Configuration Dialog. (A sample of the complete configuration script produced is included at the end of this chapter.)

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The next portion of the script lists installed hardware and software options. The system displays appropriate interfaces for these options during the configuration process.

% System running from device (System flash) being initialized. Setting System flash access to read-only. SNMP Research SNMP Agent Resident Module Version 12.2.0.0 Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 SNMP Research, Inc. cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision A) with 1024K/1024K bytes of memory. Processor board serial number 01244571 X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant. Bridging software. SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp). Authorized for Enterprise software set. (0x0) 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface. 2 Serial network interfaces. 8 terminal lines. 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 4096K bytes of processor board System flash. (Read only mode) Notice: NVRAM invalid, possibly due to write erase.
Note The first two sections of the configuration script (the banner and the installed hardware) appear only at initial system startup. On subsequent uses of the setup command facility, the script begins with the System Configuration Dialog and asks whether you want to continue.

The System Configuration Dialog appears next, and prompts for configuration information. Press the Return key to accept the default settings, which appear in square brackets.

--- System Configuration Dialog --- At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help. Refer to the 'Getting Started' Guide for additional help. Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt. Default settings are in square brackets '[]'. Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes]:

At this point, you can choose to exit the System Configuration Dialog by answering No at the prompt. To begin the initial configuration process, answer Yes. If you answer Yes, the System Configuration Dialog asks whether you want to view the current interface summary. Answer Yes to see the summary.

First, would you like to see the current interface summary? [yes]:

In the following example, the summary shows a server product at first-time startup. That is, nothing has been configured, and the summary reflects that fact.

Any interface listed with OK? value "NO" does not have a valid configuration Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 unassigned NO not set up down Serial0 unassigned NO not set down down Serial1 unassigned NO not set down down

The interface summary contains six columns. The Interface column lists the server product's installed interfaces.The IP-Address column lists the IP address for each interface or states that an IP address for an interface is currently unassigned. Because this example shows the summary at first-time startup (i.e., prior to configuration) no IP addresses have yet been assigned. The OK? column describes whether an interface has a valid configuration. Again, no configuration exists, so the OK? column contains NO for each interface. The Method column describes where an interface gets its configuration information—manually or from NVRAM. If you have not configured the interface with an IP address, the column shows "not set" for the interface. The Status column indicates whether an interface is up, down, or administratively down. Ethernet interfaces have a default status of up. Therefore, when you power up your server product, Ethernet interfaces are usually up. Serial interfaces are not up unless they receive the correct carrier detect signal on the line. The Protocol column lists the line protocol for an interface. A line protocol tells you whether the interface line missed the last three keepalives. If so, the column contains "down" for that interface.

Notice that the previous sample interface summary does not contain any information about the server product's asynchronous lines. At first-time startup, the interface summary does not list asynchronous lines because the lines have not yet been configured. Once you have configured the asynchronous lines, they will appear in the interface summary when you run the setup facility again. For example, the following setup interface summary shows 16 asynchronous lines that were previously configured:

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 unassigned YES not set administratively down down Serial0 unassigned YES not set administratively down down Serial1 unassigned YES not set administratively down down Async1 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async2 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async3 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async4 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async5 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async6 171.69.228.10 YES not set up up Async7 171.69.228.10 YES not set up up Async8 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async9 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async10 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async11 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async12 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async13 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async14 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async15 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down Async16 171.69.228.10 YES not set down down

After displaying the interface summary, the dialog begins to prompt you for global configuration parameters. You can press Ctrl-C to abort the process at any time. Ctrl-C returns you to the privileged EXEC prompt (cs#). You can then configure the server product from this mode. For information about configuring the server product, refer to the Access and Communication Servers Configuration Guide. For more information about configuring your Cisco 2500 as a router, refer to the Router Products Configuration Guide.

When a --More-- prompt appears during the dialog, press the space bar to continue.

Configuring Global and Interface Parameters

The System Configuration Dialog prompts you for global parameters, then interface parameters. Enter the values you recorded on the two configuration worksheets. To accept default settings that appear in square brackets, press the Return key.

Storing the Configuration in Nonvolatile Memory

When you answer the last prompt for installed interfaces on your server product, the setup command facility presents the configuration command script that was created. It also asks you whether you want to use this configuration. If you answer Yes, the configuration is saved to nonvolatile memory. If you answer No, the configuration is not saved and the process begins again. There is no default for this prompt; you must answer either Yes or No.

Once you have answered Yes to this last question, your system is now ready for use. To modify the configuration you have just established, refer to the "Where to Go from Here" chapter.


Note If there are any problems with the configuration file pointed to in nonvolatile memory, or if the ignore nonvolatile memory bit is set in the configuration register, the router enters the streamlined setup command facility. See "Using the Streamlined Setup Command Facility" in the "Where to Go from Here" chapter.

Sample Configuration

Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 show a sample completed Global Configuration Worksheet for a first-time startup configuration. Figure 3-3, Figure 3-4, and Figure 3-5 show sample completed Interface Configuration Worksheets for the same first-time startup configuration. Following the worksheets is the actual screen output for the setup command facility at first-time startup and the user responses from the completed worksheets.

In the sample System Configuration Dialog, when it appears that no response was made, the user pressed the Return key to accept the default.


Note In the following sample setup command facility session, the sample configuration command script contains comments such as Turn off XNS to prevent network conflicts or Turn off Apollo to prevent network conflicts. These comments do not instruct you to turn off the configurations you set during the System Configuration Dialog. Instead, these comments inform you that the setup command facility is turning off all previous XNS or Apollo networks before adding the new ones you specified via the dialog. Removing previous configurations avoids potential network conflicts and ensures configuration of these networks according to your specifications during the dialog.

Figure 3-1: Completed Global Configuration Worksheet, Part 1



Figure 3-2: Completed Global Configuration
Worksheet, Part 2



Figure 3-3: Completed Interface Configuration Worksheet



Figure 3-4: Completed Interface Configuration Worksheet, Continued

Figure 3-5: Completed Interface Configuration Worksheet, Continued
--- System Configuration Dialog --- At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help. Refer to the 'Getting Started' Guide for additional help. Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt. Default settings are in square brackets '[]'. Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes]: First, would you like to see the current interface summary? [yes]: Any interface listed with OK? value "NO" does not have a valid configuration Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 unassigned NO not set up down Serial0 unassigned NO not set down down Serial1 unassigned NO not set down down Configuring global parameters: Enter host name [Router]: sandbox Enter enable password: shovel Enter virtual terminal password: pail Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: Community string [public]: Configure DECnet? [no]: yes Your area number [1]: Your node number [1]: 10 Area (level 2) routing? [no]: yes Configure IP? [yes]: Configure IGRP routing? [yes]: Your IGRP autonomous system number [1]: 15 Configure IPX? [no]: yes Configure XNS? [no]: yes Configure AppleTalk? [no]: yes Multizone networks? [no]: yes Configure Apollo? [no]: yes Apollo routing number [1]: Configure CLNS? [no]: yes CLNS router tag [area_1]: CLNS domain [49]: 72.8885 CLNS area [0001]: 0013 CLNS station id [0000.0C07.B51A]: Configure Vines? [no]: yes Configure bridging? [no]: Configure LAT? [no]: yes Configure Async lines? [yes]: Async line speed [9600]: Configure for HW flow control? [yes]: Configure for modems? [yes/no]: yes Configure for default chat script? [yes]: Configure for Dial-in IP SLIP/PPP access? [no]: yes Configure for Dynamic IP addresses? [yes]: yes Configure Default IP addresses? [no]: yes Configure for TCP Header Compression? [yes]: Configure for routing updates on async links? [no]: Configure for Async IPX? [yes]: Configure XRemote font servers? [no]: yes Enter a font server IP address or press RETURN to exit: 131.108.1.111 Enter a font server IP address or press RETURN to exit: 131.108.1.112 Enter a font server IP address or press RETURN to exit: 131.108.1.113 Enter a font server IP address or press RETURN to exit: 131.108.1.114 Enter a font server IP address or press RETURN to exit: Configure for Appletalk Remote Access? [yes]: AppleTalk Network for ARA clients [1]: 5678 Zone name for ARA clients [*]: shamu Configuring interface parameters: Configuring interface Ethernet0: Is this interface in use? [no]: yes Configure IP on this interface? [no]: yes IP address for this interface: 198.92.73.37 Number of bits in subnet field [0]: Class C network is 198.92.73.0, 0 subnet bits; mask is 255.255.255.0 Configure DECnet on this interface? [no]: yes DECnet cost [10]: Configure IPX on this interface? [no]: yes IPX network number [1]: 10 Configure XNS on this interface? [no]: yes XNS network number [1]: 10 Configure AppleTalk on this interface? [no]: yes Extended AppleTalk network? [no]: yes AppleTalk starting cable range [0]: Configure Apollo on this interface? [no]: yes Apollo network number [1]: 10 Configure CLNS on this interface? [no]: yes Configure Vines on this interface? [no]: yes Configure LAT on this interface? [no]: yes Configuring interface Serial0: Is this interface in use? [no]: yes Configure IP on this interface? [no]: yes Configure IP unnumbered on this interface? [no]: yes Interface name?: Ethernet0 Configure DECnet on this interface? [no]: Configure IPX on this interface? [no]: Configure XNS on this interface? [no]: Configure AppleTalk on this interface? [no]: Configure Apollo on this interface? [no]: Configure CLNS on this interface? [no]: Configure Vines on this interface? [no]: Configure LAT on this interface? [no]: Configuring interface Serial1: Is this interface in use? [yes]: no Configuring interface Async1: IPX network number [3]: Default client IP address for this interface [none]: 131.123.1.110 Configuring interface Async2: IPX network number [4]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.111]: Configuring interface Async3: IPX network number [5]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.112]: Configuring interface Async4: IPX network number [6]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.113]: Configuring interface Async5: IPX network number [7]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.114]: Configuring interface Async6: IPX network number [8]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.115]: Configuring interface Async7: IPX network number [9]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.115]: Configuring interface Async8: IPX network number [A]: Default client IP address for this interface [131.123.1.117]: The following configuration command script was created: hostname sandbox enable password shovel line vty 0 4 password pail snmp-server community public ! decnet routing 1.10 decnet node-type area ip routing ipx routing xns routing appletalk routing apollo routing 1 clns routing router iso-igrp area_1 net 72.8885.0013.0000.0C07.b51A.00 vines routing no bridge 1 chat-script cisco-default ABORT ERROR "" "AT Z" OK "ATDT \T" TIMEOUT 30 \c CONNECT \c ! line 1 8 speed 9600 flowcontrol hardware modem inout modem chat-script cisco-default ! arap network 5678 sandbox line 1 8 arap enable autoselect ! ! Turn off IPX to prevent network conflicts. interface Ethernet0 no ipx network interface Serial0 no ipx network interface Serial1 no ipx network ! ! Turn off XNS to prevent network conflicts. interface Ethernet0 no xns network interface Serial0 no xns network interface Serial1 no xns network ! ! Turn off Apollo to prevent network conflicts. interface Ethernet0 no apollo network interface Serial0 no apollo network interface Serial1 no apollo network ! interface Ethernet0 ip address 198.92.73.37 255.255.255.0 decnet cost 10 ipx network 10 xns network 10 appletalk cable-range 0-0 0.0 appletalk discovery Apollo network 10 vines metric mop enabled ! interface Serial0 no ip address ip unnumbered interface name Ethernet0 no vines metric no mop enabled ! interface Serial1 shutdown no ip address ! Interface Async1 ipx network 3 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.110 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async2 ipx network 4 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.111 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async3 ipx network 5 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.112 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async4 ipx network 6 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.113 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async5 ipx network 7 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.114 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async6 ipx network 8 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.115 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async7 ipx network 9 ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.116 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! Interface Async8 ipx network A ip unnumbered Ethernet0 async default ip address 131.123.1.117 ip tcp header-compression passive async mode interactive async dynamic address ! router igrp 15 network 198.92.73.0 network 1.0.0.0 ! end Use this configuration? [yes/no]: Press RETURN to get started! [OK] Use the enabled mode 'configure' command to modify this configuration.

First-time startup is complete. Your server product is now ready to use. To modify the configuration you have just established during first-time startup, use the setup command facility described in the "Where to Go from Here" chapter. To perform more complex configurations, use the configure command described in the Access and Communication Servers Configuration Guide and the Access and Communication Servers Command Reference publication. To make telecommuting or terminal service connections, refer to the Cisco Access Connection Guide.


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