Performing Software Configurations on the ACX6360
Performing the Initial Software Configuration for the ACX6360
Before you begin connecting and configuring an ACX6360, set the following parameter values on the management console or console server:
Baud Rate—9600
Flow Control—None
Data—8
Parity—None
Stop Bits—1
DCD State—Disregard
You must perform the initial configuration of the ACX6360 through the console port by using the Junos OS command-line interface (CLI).
To connect and configure the ACX6360 from the console:
Changing Operational Modes on the ACX6360
The ACX6360 can be used as either a transponder or a router. As a transponder, the ACX6360-OX has 16 100-Gbps ports that provide 1-to-1 cross-connects for pass-through connections of client interface traffic to line optical interfaces. As a router the ACX6360-OR provides IP/MPLS routing services.
The mode that the ACX6360 operates in, is determined by the software installed on the chassis. Each mode has its own Junos OS software.
Router mode—Install the junos-vmhost-base8-install-acxor-x86-64 image.
Transponder mode—Install the junos-vmhost-base8-install-acxox-x86-64 image.
For information on installing Junos OS, see Software Installation and Upgrade Guide.
To change the ACX6360 chassis from router mode to transponder mode, all you need to do is install the transponder mode Junos OS software. Also, when changing from transponder mode to router mode, all you need to do is install the router mode Junos OS software.
When you change the operational mode of the ACX6360, you lose all of the configuration settings that you configured in the previous mode. After changing modes, the system will come up in its factory (default) configuration.