Initially Configuring the MX10003 Router
The router is shipped with the Junos operating system (OS) preinstalled and ready to be configured when the router is powered on. Two 16-MB internal NAND Flash memory devices are located on the baseboard for BIOS storage. The USB storage device can be inserted into the slot in the RCB panel faceplate. The system also supports two M.2-based solid-state drive (SSD) slots. These two SSD devices act as the primary boot devices (sda and sdb). When the router boots, it first attempts to start the Junos OS image on the USB Flash memory drive if it detects one. If a USB flash drive is not inserted into the router, or the attempt otherwise fails, the router next tries the primary boot device, and then tries the secondary boot device.
You configure the router by issuing Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) commands, either on a console device attached to the RCB CON port on the front panel.
Gather the following information before configuring the router:
Name the router will use on the network
Domain name the router will use
IP address and prefix length information for the Ethernet interface
IP address of a default router
IP address of a DNS server
Password for the root user
This procedure connects the router to the network but does not enable it to forward traffic. For complete information about enabling the router to forward traffic, including examples, see the Junos OS configuration guides.
To configure the software: