
Using the Setup Utility
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authoritative DNS, and automatically processes changes and updates to the
zone files. (You can access the NameSurfer application directly from the
Configuration utility for the 3-DNS module.)
Running the Setup utility after creating the initial software
configuration
You normally run the Setup utility when the system is first installed as part
of the installation procedure. However, you can also use the command line
Setup utility to change existing settings at any time. This section describes
running the Setup utility to change settings after you run it initially.
To run the Setup utility from the command line, type in the following
command:
config
After you complete the initial configuration, the Setup utility presents a
menu of individual configuration options.
The Setup utility menu is divided into two different sections. The Setup
utility includes the following required configuration options:
• Set the default gateway pool
• Configure VLANs and networking
•Set host name
• Set the root password
• Configure web servers
• Specify type of BIG-IP (some versions of BIG-IP)
• Steps for redundant systems (redundant systems only)
The following configuration selections are optional:
• Configure DNS
• Configure FTP
• Set keyboard type
• Define time servers
• Configure NameSurfer (3-DNS module)
• Initialize the iControl portal
• Configure RSH
• Configure SSH
• Configure telnetd
• Set time zone
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