System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco Optical Site Manager, IOS XR

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Configure Cisco Optical Site Manager in standalone mode for NCS 1010 or NCS 1014

Updated: March 2, 2026

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Overview

Learn how to configure Cisco Optical Site Manager in standalone mode on an NCS 1010 or NCS 1014 controller card. This procedure covers setting management interfaces, defining user credentials, enabling optional auto-onboarding, committing changes, and verifying the configuration.

Cisco Optical Site Manager can be configured in standalone mode on a single NCS 1010 or NCS 1014 controller card. This mode is useful for deployments where local management via a GUI is needed, or where interaction with third-party controllers is required without full network-wide SDN automation.

The configuration involves setting up Cisco Optical Site Manager interfaces, defining management interface parameters, and establishing user credentials for access.

Before you begin

Verify that these configurations are enabled before configuring Cisco Optical Site Manager in standalone mode on NCS 1010 or NCS 1014:

Follow these steps to configure Cisco Optical Site Manager in standalone mode:

Procedure

1.

Enter into the IOS XR and COSM configuration mode using the configure terminal and cosm commands.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#configure terminal
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:ios(config)# cosm
2.

Configure the interface of the device running the Cisco Optical Site Manager by using mgmt-interface-name MgmtEth R/S/I/P command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-cosm)# mgmt-interface-name MgmtEth 0/RP0/CPU0/0
3.

Configure the username using the user-name user name command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-cosm)# user-name cisco
Note

The username must match the username of the host device.
4.

Configure the password using the user-password password command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-cosm)# user-password ***
Note

The password must match the password of the host device.
5.

Commit the changes and exit the configuration modes using the commit and end commands.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-cosm) commit
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config-cosm) end
6.

Verify the configuration using the show running-config cosm command.

Example:

This example shows the standalone Cisco Optical Site Manager configuration. 
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#show running-config cosm
Fri Oct 18 12:53:47.056 UTC
cosm
 mgmt-interface-name Loopback1
!

The configured user-name and user-password are not displayed in the output of the show running-config cosm command.

Cisco Optical Site Manager is configured in the standalone mode.

What to do next

Enable or disable Cisco Optical Site Manager north-bound interfaces