Cisco CRS-1 - Carrier Routing System Router Getting Started Guide

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Cisco CRS-1 Series Carrier Routing System Getting Started Guide
Chapter 2 Cisco IOS XR Basic Configuration Management
Connecting and Communicating with the Router
Figure 2-1 Communication Ports on the RP for a Cisco CRS-1 16-Slot Line Card Chassis
The first time a router is started, you must use a direct connection to the Console port to connect to the
router and enter the initial configuration (Initial configuration is described in Chapter 4, “Bringing up a
New Cisco CRS-1 Router.”) The initial configuration configures the Management Ethernet interface so
that you can use a network workstation to manage and configure the router. When you use a direct
connection to the Console port, CLI commands are entered at a terminal or at a computer running
terminal emulation software. A direct Console port connection is useful for entering initial
configurations and performing some debugging tasks.
After the initial configuration, most router management and configuration sessions use a Telnet session
over an Ethernet network connected to the Management Ethernet interface. SNMP agents and the CWI
also use the network connection.
The modem connection can be used for remote communications with the router and serves as an alternate
remote communications path if the Management Ethernet interface fails.
Console
AUX
PC Card
(disk1:)
MGMT ETH
CNTL ETH 1
CNTL ETH 0
Primary
Status
HDD
RP
Local terminal or
terminal server for
CLI communication.
Remote terminal for
CLI communication.
RJ-45 cable
Remote CLI, CWI,
XML, or SNMP
communication.
RJ-45 cable
Optical GigE for control plane:
not user-configurable
116547
Network
Management Ethernet connection
for out-of-band network communciation

Cisco CRS-1 - Carrier Routing System Router Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	CRS-1 - Carrier Routing System Router
Category	Network Router
Language	English