About this task
Important You cannot gain access to Console Domain until the system finishes the first boot process.
Note Administrators access the command line for Console Domain to perform a very small number of tasks. Access to the command line for Console Domain is normally reserved only for Avaya or Avaya Partners for troubleshooting purposes.
Procedure
- Start PuTTY from your computer.
- In the Host Name (or IP Address) field, type the IP address of Console Domain.
Tip The IP address of Console Domain (cdom) is the same as the IP address of the System Platform Web Console.
- In the Connection type field, select SSH, and then click Open.
- When prompted, log in as admin.
- Once logged in, type the following command to log in as the root user: su — root
- Enter the password for the root user.
- After performing the necessary tasks, type exit to exit root login.
- Type exit again to exit Console Domain.