Access the system admin console

Updated: July 17, 2026

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Use this procedure to switch from the XR console to the System Admin console on NCS 1004 to perform system administration and hardware management tasks that require System Admin mode.

All system administration and hardware management setup is performed from the System Admin console.

Procedure

Press Ctrl+O to disconnect from the XR console and connect to the System Admin console.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#
Disconnecting from 'default-sdr--1' console. Continue(Y/N)?

Y
Connecting to 'sysadmin' console

System Admin Username: root
Password:
root connected from 127.0.0.1 using console on sysadmin-vm:0_RP0
sysadmin-vm:0_RP0#

After you enter the System Admin console, the prompt changes to:

sysadmin-vm:0_RP0#

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