Technical Documentation

Technical Documentation

Basic System Management, JUNOS Release 10.2

The JUNOS Software enables you to configure device properties such as the device’s hostname, address, and domain name; the addresses of Domain Name System (DNS) servers, and so on, at the [edit system] hierarchy level of the CLI.

This page contains information about configuring basic system management features described in the JUNOS® Software System Basics Configuration Guide.

OverviewConfigurationAdministrationTroubleshooting
Configuring Basic System Management

Configuring Basic Router or Switch Properties

Configuring the Hostname of the Router or Switch

Mapping the Name of the Router to IP Addresses

Configuring an ISO System Identifier for the Router

Configuring the Domain Name for the Router or Switch

Configuring the Domains to Search When a Router or Switch Is Included in Multiple Domains

Configuring a DNS Name Server for Resolving a Hostname into Addresses

Configuring a Backup Router

Configuring Automatic Mirroring of the CompactFlash Card on the Hard Disk Drive

Using JUNOS Software to Specify the Number of Configurations Stored on the CompactFlash Card

Configuring the Physical Location of the Router or Switch

Configuring the Root Password

Changing the Requirements for JUNOS Software Plain-Text Passwords

Configuring the JUNOS Software to Set Console and Auxiliary Port Properties

Configuring Multiple Routing Engines to Synchronize Committed Configurations Automatically

Compressing the Current Configuration File

Configuring the JUNOS Software to Make the Router or Interface Act as a DHCP or BOOTP Relay Agent

Disabling JUNOS Software Processes

Configuring Failover to Backup Media if a JUNOS Software Process Fails

Configuring the JUNOS Software to Display a System Login Message

Configuring the JUNOS Software to Display a System Login Announcement

Configuring the JUNOS Software the First Time on a Router with a Single Routing Engine

Configuring the JUNOS Software the First Time on a Router with Dual Routing Engines

Configuration Statements

[edit system] Hierarchy Level

announcement

archival

autoinstallation

backup-router

commit synchronize

compress-configuration-files

compress-configuration-files

configuration

configuration-servers

domain-name

domain-search

dump-device

events

host-name

inet6-backup-router

interfaces

load-key-file

location

login-tip

max-configurations-on-flash

message

mirror-flash-on-disk

name-server

pic-console-authentication

ports

processes

root-authentication

root-login

saved-core-context

saved-core-files

static-host-mapping

system

transfer-interval

transfer-on-commit

trusted-key