Configuration Guide User guide

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 119
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Chapter
5
Configuring Basic Parameters
In this chapter
•Configuring basic system parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
•Entering system administration information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
•Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
•Configuring an interface as source for all Telnet packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
•Configuring an interface as the source for all TFTP packets . . . . . . . . . . . 126
•Configuring an interface as the source for Syslog packets . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
•Specifying a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server. . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
•Setting the system clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
•Configuring CLI banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
•Configuring terminal display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
•Enabling or disabling routing protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
•Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings . . . . . . . . . . 133
•Enabling or disabling Layer 2 switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
•CAM partitioning for the BigIron RX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
•Changing the MAC age time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
•Configuring static ARP entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
•Pinging an IPv4 address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Configuring basic system parameters
This chapter describes how to configure basic system parameters.
The software comes with default parameters to allow you to begin using the basic features of the
system immediately. However, many advanced features, such as VLANs or routing protocols for the
router, must first be enabled at the system (global) level before they can be configured.
You can find system level parameters at the Global CONFIG level of the CLI.
NOTE
For information about the Syslog buffer and messages, refer to Appendix A, “Using Syslog”.
NOTE
Before assigning or modifying any router parameters, you must assign the IP subnet (interface)
addresses for each port.