Configure The Router - Cisco 7200 VXR Quick Start Manual

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Start the System and Perform a Basic Configuration

Step 1

Check that all hardware parts and cables are securely attached to the chassis.

Step 2

Check that a CompactFlash Disk, Flash Disk, or PC Card or Flash memory card is installed.

Step 3

Check that the console terminal is turned on.

Caution

If you have just installed an NPE-G1 or NPE-G2 in place of an older NPE, you must save your configuration to a

Flash Disk, PC Card, Flash memory card, or TFTP server before you power on the router with the new NPE-G1 or

NPE-G2 installed, or you will lose your configuration.

file, see the online Network Processing Engine and Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration

document, Chapter 6, "Copying the Configuration File."

Step 4

Place the power switch in the on (|) position. Repeat this action if there is a second power supply.

Note

When powering on the router, wait a minimum of 30 seconds before powering it off again.

Step 5

Listen for the fans; they should be operating as soon as power is turned on.

Step 6

During the boot process, observe the system LEDs. The power LED on the I/O controller comes on immediately. Port

adapter LEDs go on and off irregularly.

Step 7

Observe the initialization process. The LEDs on each port adapter behave differently (most flash on and off). The

ENABLED LED on each port adapter goes on when initialization is completed and the console screen displays a script

and system banner.

For more information on LEDs, refer to the "LED Description" section in Chapter 1 of the Cisco 7200 VXR

Note

Installation and Configuration Guide.

Before configuring the router, determine whether or not you want to use a management tool such as Cisco Security Device

Manager.

Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM), version 1.1, is an optional Java-based device-management tool that allows you to

configure LAN interfaces, routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and other

features without knowledge of the Cisco command-line interface (CLI). You can configure features such as Access Control Lists

(ACLs), routing protocols, and other options using SDMs advanced mode.

Note

You will need to use CLI commands to configure several features that SDM does not support. SDM does not support

the following features: WAN configuration, Gigabit Ethernet (GE) interfaces, AA client, EZ VPN server, QoS,SSHv2,

DHCP server configuration options, and usability enhancements.

SDM is preinstalled on your routers Flash Disk or CompactFlash Disk when it is ordered as part of a VPN bundle or as part of

a 7xxx VPN bundle. If your router did not ship with SDM preinstalled, you can download a free copy from the Software Center

at Cisco.com at http://ww.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/index.shtm. Because SDM uses a GUI, it requires that you access it

from a PC using a supported web browser. Go to the Security Device Manager (SDM), Version 1.1 User Note for the 7xxx

Routers for more information.