Gigamon GigaVUE-HC3, Hardware Installation Manual

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Basic GigaVUE H Series Connections and Configuration 107
The following username commands create a new admin user and a new operator
user:
2.
Once you have configured these basic user accounts, use the show usernames
and show roles commands to review your settings.
Configuring the GigaVUE H Series Host Name
It is generally a good idea to configure the GigaVUE H Series node’s name, date, and
time as part of your initial configuration. The following command shows how to set the
node name. Refer to
Configuring GigaVUE H Series Time Options on page 107 for
information on setting options related to time and date.
Setting the Node Name
1.
Use the hostname command to specify the node name. For example:
(config) # hostname GigaVUE-QA
Configuring GigaVUE H Series Time Options
The GigaVUE H Series node includes a variety of features for setting the time,
including:
Setting Time Manually
The easiest way to set the GigaVUE H Series node’s time is manually with the clock
set command. For example:
(config) # clock set 05:18:38 2015/01/06
N
OTE
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Even if you are using NTP, configure time manually as well. The GigaVUE
H Series node will automatically fall back to the manual time setting if it is unable to
synchronize with the specified time server.
Command Comments
(config) # username psandoval password Nine9.Eight8!
(config) # username psandoval roles add admin
Creates a new account named psandoval with a password, and
grants it admin privileges.
(config) # username bcrawford password Seven7.Six6!
Creates a new account named bcrawford with a password. New
users are automatically created with default operator level
privileges, so there is no need to grant an additional role.
Method CLI Command For more information:
System Clock
clock set hh:mm:ss yyyy/mm/dd
Setting Time Manually on page 59
One-Time NTP
Synchronization ntpdate <ntpserver address>
Performing One-Time NTP Server
Synchronization
on page 60
Persistent NTP
Synchronization
Add server using ntp server command.
Enable use of ntp with ntp enable command.
Using NTP Time Server for Clock
Synchronization
on page 60