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