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Chapter 7
Connecting the Switch to the Network
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Management Gateway 10.1.27.1
Power Configuration 220
Private IP Subnet 169.254.6.0
Private IP Mask 255.255.255.0
Private VLAN 1008
Private Metalog VLAN 1009
Chassis GUID 3d17e8ce ‐ 571e ‐ 11dc ‐ 9852 ‐ ef323fbb290f
Switch Password #######
Switch Master Key generate
Crypto ‐ officer Username admin
Crypto ‐ officer Password #######
Enter 'yes' to load configuration or 'r' to restart # yes
You have completed the switch startup configuration.
The switch will now initialize the local database.
When the login prompt appears, log into the switch using
the crypto ‐ officer's username and password.
Closing configuration file.
Processing configuration file. (boot ‐ config)
...
The boot-up prompts continue until you reach the “Username” prompt.
Confirm that an administrator can log in by using the Crypto-Officer
username and password that you entered in the initial-boot script. For
example:
...
User Access Authentication
Username: admin
Password: mypassword
SWITCH>
The switch is now ready for configuration through the GUI or the CLI. See
the
ARX
®
GUI Quick Start: Network Setup manual for instructions on using
the GUI to set up network parameters, or the ARX® CLI
Network-Management Guide for detailed network-configuration
instructions.
Preparing for Switch Replacement
For switch replacement, the process detailed previously becomes more
complicated.
You can replace a single switch or a switch that is a member of a redundant
pair. The interview that runs during installation is the same regardless of the
type of replacement. For a single switch replacement, there are a few things
you must have done prior to the switch failing. This includes saving your
running and global configs, UUID, and master key and associated
passwords as described in the
ARX
®
Site Planning Guide , Best Practice:
Regularly Saving the Configuration, on page 1-62. The only other