Step 1: Configure Names and Addresses

Action

To configure the machine name, domain name, and various addresses, follow these steps:

1. Log in as root. There is no password.
2. Start the CLI:

root# cli

root@>

3. Enter configuration mode:

cli> configure

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root@#

4. Configure the name of the machine. If the name includes spaces, enclose the entire name in quotation marks (" "):

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root@# set system host-name host-name

5. Configure the machine's domain name:

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root@# set system domain-name domain-name

6. Configure the IP address and prefix length for the router's management Ethernet interface:

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root@# set interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length

7. Configure the IP address of a default router. This system is called the backup router because it is used only while the routing protocol process is not running.

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root@# set system backup-router address

8. Configure the IP address of a Domain Name Server (DNS) server:

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root@# set system name-server address