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Chapter 4 Administering Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine
Basic Command Line Administration Tasks
Logging In to the Solution Engine From a Serial Console
To log in to the ACS SE from a serial console:
Step 1 Establish a serial console connection to the ACS SE. For details, see Establishing a Serial Console
Connection, page 3-10.
Step 2 At the login: prompt, enter the ACS SE administrator name.
Step 3 At the password: prompt, enter the ACS SE password.
Result: The system prompt appears:
ACS SE name
Note Only one set of ACS SE login credentials (administrator name and password) has the serial connection
privilege.
Shutting Down the Solution Engine From a Serial Console
You use the serial console to shut down the ACS SE.
Caution Powering off the ACS SE by using only the power switch may cause the loss or corruption of data.
To use the serial console to shut down the ACS SE:
Step 1 Log in to the ACS SE. For more information, see Logging In to the Solution Engine From a Serial
Console, page 4-2.
Step 2 At the system prompt, type shutdown, and then press Enter.
Step 3 At the Are you sure you want to shut down? (Y/N) prompt, type Y for yes and then press Enter.
Result: The ACS SE displays the message:
It is now safe to turn off the computer
Step 4 Press the power switch and hold it down for 4 seconds to turn off the ACS SE. For the location of the
power switch see
Figure 1-1 on page 1-3.
Result: The ACS SE powers OFF.