Chapter

5

Configuring the Switch

Arista switches ship from the factory in Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) mode. ZTP configures the switch

without user intervention by downloading a startup configuration file or a boot script from a location specified

by a DHCP server. To manually configure a switch, ZTP is bypassed. The initial configuration provides one

username (

admin) that is accessible only through the console port because it has no password.

When bypassing ZTP, initial switch access requires logging in as

admin, with no password, through the

console port. Then, you can configure an

admin password and other password-protected usernames.

This manual configuration procedure cancels ZTP mode, logs into the switch, assigns a password to the

admin, assigns an IP address to the management port, and defines a default route to a network gateway.

1. Provide power to the switch (Cabling the Switch).

2. Connect the console port to a PC (Connecting Serial and Management Cables).

As the switch boots without a startup-config file, it displays the following through the console:

The device is in Zero Touch Provisioning mode

and is attempting to download the startup-config

from a remote system. The device will be fully

functional after a valid startup-config is

downloaded from a remote system or Zero Touch

Provisioning is canceled. To cancel Zero

Touch Provisioning, log in as an admin and

type 'zerotouch cancel' in the CLI.

localhost login:

3. Log into the switch by typing

admin at the login prompt.

localhost login:

admin

4. Cancel ZTP mode by typing

zerotouch cancel.

Important: This step initiates a switch reboot.

localhost>

zerotouch cancel

5. After the switch boots, log into the switch again by typing

admin at the login prompt.

Arista EOS

localhost login:

admin

Last login: Fri Mar 15 13:17:13 on console

6. Enter global configuration mode.

localhost>

enable

localhost#

config

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