Juniper QFX5240 - Page 94

2. Log in as root. You don't need to enter a password. If the soware booted before you connected to
the console port, you might need to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
3. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
4. Enter conguraon mode.
root> configure
5. Add a password to the root administraon user account.
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root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
6. (Oponal) Congure the name of the switch. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in
quotaon marks (“ ”).
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root@# set system host-name host-name
7. Congure the IP address and prex length for the switch management interface.
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root@# set interfaces re0:mgmt-0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length
CAUTION: Although the CLI allows you to congure two management Ethernet
interfaces within the same subnet, only one interface is usable and supported.
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