Intel 1520 User Manual

Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance Administrator’s Guide

The command-line interface displays automatically on screen when you provide 
a serial interface connection to the appliance. For information on how to make a 
serial connection to the appliance, see the Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance 
Quick Start Guide.

Make sure your terminal is set to emulate a VT100 terminal when you are 
communicating with the appliance through a serial interface.

Starting the appliance the first time

The first time you connect to the appliance, the Initial Setup menus display as 
follows:

setup

Initial Intel Cache Setup

install

Install Intel Cache

commit

Commit Setup Changes

These menu selections let you do the following:

✔ setup—Provide the appliance machine with a hostname, IP address, subnet 

mask address, DNS address, gateway address, domain name, time zone, and 
date and time.

✔ install—Install or update the appliance software. This task takes several 

minutes.

✔ commit—Save the appliance network configuration after installing the 

software.

For instructions on how to start the appliance for the first time, see either the Intel 
NetStructure Cache Appliance Quick Start Guide or Starting the system for the 
first time‚ on page 8.

For security reasons, you should change your Administrator ID and password for 
telnet access as soon as possible after installing and initially configuring your 
appliance. See Changing the administrator password for telnet or serial access‚ 
on page 60.

Using the appliance after initial start-up

After initial configuration and when you connect to the appliance through a serial 
interface, this main selection menu displays on the screen:

setup

Initial Intel Cache Setup

main

Main Intel Cache Controls

config

Intel Cache Configuration

monitor

View Statistics

expert

Enter Expert Mode

save

Save Config to Floppy

load

Load Config From Floppy

logoff

Logoff