Oracle Acme Packet 4500, Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Acme Packet 4500 Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 65
5 Startup
Introduction
This chapter describes Acme Packet 4500 startup which involves two tasks:
•
Powering on the Acme Packet 4500.
• Creating the first console connection to the Acme Packet 4500.
You can perform these actions in any order. However, if your console connection is
configured first, you can observe the booting processes as your Acme Packet 4500
goes online.
The last section of this chapter explains how to log in to your system.
Creating a Console Connection
This section explains how to create a console connection.
Prerequisites
In order to create a console connection to the Acme Packet 4500, you need to
configure the terminal hardware/software appropriately. The following table lists
your terminal application serial configurations.
Table 5 - 7. Required Serial Configuration of the Console Port Terminal
Serial Connection Parameter Setting
Baud Rate 115,200 bps
Date Bits 8
Parity No
Stop Bit 1
Flow Control None
Note: Your terminal application and serial port MUST be capable of
operating at 115.2 Kbps for creating a console session.
Creating a Console
Connection
To create a console connection:
1. Set the terminal application parameters to match the default parameters of the
Acme Packet 4500 listed in the table above.
2. Refer the Front Panel Console Cabling Procedure section for how to connect your
PC or terminal server to the Acme Packet 4500 console port. You must connect
to the front console port on initial boot.