PS-S200, PS-S400, PS-S500
4
PacketShaper
Quick Start Guide
NOTE: Confirm the appliance’s DB9 Serial port is con-
nected to a serial terminal or workstation and that the ter-
minal emulation software is configured as in Perform the
Initial Configuration.
2. When prompted with the Serial Console welcome
screen, to access CLI, press: 1
3. To verify the license, enter: version verbose
If the license has not been installed, you encounter an
Invalid License message.
4. To download and install the license, enter: license
update
5. To reboot the appliance, enter: reset
NOTE: Rebooting the appliance may take several min-
utes or longer, depending on the network. DO NOT un-
plug the power cords during reboot, as this can corrupt
the configuration.
6. After the appliance reboots, to verify the license, open
CLI and enter: version verbose
To manually install the license (without Internet
connectivity):
1. Download the license file from My Entitlements:
Go to support.broadcom.com/security and click My
Entitlements. When prompted, enter the admin User-
name and Password, then click Sign In.
Search for the appliance you want to license by enter-
ing its Serial Number, Site ID, or Email.
Follow the on-screen prompts to generate and down-
load the license file.
2. Upload the license file to the appliance:
Open a browser and enter the appliance’s IP address.
For example, an IP address of 192.168.2.42 would be:
https://192.168.2.42:8082
When prompted, enter the default Username [touch]
and Password [touch], then click Login. The Manage-
ment Console window opens.
Navigate to Advanced UI > Info, then click File
Browser.
In the File Browser window, click Upload to upload the
license to a folder on the appliance (such as 9.256/).
3. Activate the license in CLI,
Open a terminal emulation program and log in to the
appliance.
NOTE: Confirm the appliance’s DB9 Serial port is con-
nected to a serial terminal or workstation and that the ter-
minal emulation software is configured as in Perform the
Initial Configuration.
When prompted with the Serial Console welcome
screen, to access CLI, press: 1
To activate the license, from the CLI prompt, enter:
license load file://localhost/<file path>
| http://<url>
where <file path> is the filename and location on the appli-
ance and <url> is the URL of the license on a web server.
NOTE: Filenames are case sensitive. Make sure to enter
the license filename with the same upper and lower case
characters entered when the file was saved.
4. To reboot the appliance, enter: reset
NOTE: Rebooting the appliance may take several min-
utes or longer, depending on the network. DO NOT un-
plug the power cords during reboot, as this can corrupt
the configuration.
5. To verify the license, from the CLI prompt, enter:
version verbose
6 — Perform a Graceful Shutdown
Before mounting the appliance, log in to CLI and perform a
graceful shutdown of the appliance.
To perform a graceful shutdown:
1. Open a terminal emulation program and log in to the
appliance.
NOTE: Confirm the appliance’s DB9 Serial port is con-
nected to a serial terminal or workstation and that the ter-
minal emulation software is configured as in Perform the
Initial Configuration.
2. When prompted with the Serial Console welcome
screen, to access CLI, press: 1
3. To access privileged commands, enter: enable
4. When prompted, enter the enable Password specified
during the initial configuration.
5. Enter: shutdown
WARNING!
Do not power off the appliance with the soft pow-
er switch or by removing the power cables! Abruptly removing
power can result in irreparable data loss. Always use the
shutdown command from CLI to power off the appliance.
