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Quick Start Guide: 7500 Series Modular Data Center Switches
Chapter 5: Configuring the Switch
Step 7
Assign a password to the
admin
username with the
username secret
command.
localhost(config)#
username admin secret pxq123
Step 8
Configure a default route to the network gateway.
localhost(config)#
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 192.0.2.1
Step 9
Assign an IP address (
192.0.2.8/24
in this example) to an Ethernet management port.
localhost(config)#
interface management 1/1
localhost(config-if-Ma1/1)#
ip address 192.0.2.8/24
Step 10
Save the configuration by typing
write memory
or
copy running-config startup-config
.
localhost#
copy running-config startup-config
When the management port IP address is configured, use this command to access the switch from a
host, using the address configured in step 9:
Refer to the
Arista Networks User Manual
for complete switch configuration information.
