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144 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation, Administration and Users Guide
To configure data buffering for serial ports:
Perform this procedure if you wish to configure data buffering. Obtain the facility number for the
console server from the system administrator of the syslog server. Options range from Local0
to Local7.
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.
2. Select the Data Buffering tab. The Data Buffering form displays.
3. Select Enable Data Buffering.
4. From the Destination pull-down menu, choose Local or Remote to specify whether the data
buffer files are stored locally or remotely on a file server.
5. If you chose Local from the Destination pull-down menu, perform the following:
a. Choose Circular or Linear from the Mode pull-down menu.
b. Enter a size larger than 0 in the File Size (Bytes) field.
6. If you chose Remote from the Destination pull-down menu, enter the NFS mount point for the
directory where data buffer file is to be stored in the NFS File Path field.
NOTE: If you are configuring data buffer files to be stored remotely, make sure that a system administrator has
already configured an NFS server and shared the mount point.
NFS File Path (Remote
Destination) The path for the mount point of the directory where data buffer file is to be stored.
NOTE: The NFS server must already be configured with the mount point shared
(exported) and the shared directory from the NFS server must be mounted on the
console server.
Record the timestamp. Save a timestamp with the data in the data buffer file.
Show Menu Options for the buffer file.
Syslog Server The IP address for the preconfigured Syslog server.
Facility Number Choose a facility number to assign to the console server. Obtain the facility
number for the console server from the system administrator of the syslog server.
The facility number is included in any syslog message generated from the
console server. The server’s administrator can use facility numbers to isolate logs
from individual devices into individual files.
Options range from Local0 to Local7.
Syslog Buffer Size Maximum size of the buffer in the Syslog server.
Buffer SysLog at all times As indicated.
Buffer SysLog only when
nobody is connected to
the port As indicated.
Table 9.14: Data Buffering Form Fields (Continued)
Field Name Definition