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Note:
The
config
command does not verify whether the nodes edited/added by the user are valid. This means that any
node may be added to the tree. If a user runs the following command:
# /bin/config -s config.fruit.apple=sweet
The configurator will not complain, but this command is useless. When the configurators are run (to turn the
config.xml file into live config) they will simply ignore this <fruit> node.
Administrators
must make sure of the
spelling when typing config commands. Incorrect spelling for a node will not be flagged.
Most configurations made to the XML file will be immediately active. To make sure that
all
configuration changes are
active, especially when editing user passwords, run all the configurators:
# /bin/config -‐a
For information on backing up and restoring the configuration file, refer to
Chapter 15, Advanced Configuration
.
14.2 Serial Port configuration
The first set of configurations you need to make to any serial port are the RS-‐232 common settings. For example, setup
serial port 5 to use the following properties:
Baud Rate 9600
Parity None
Data Bits 8
Stop Bits 1
label
Myport
log level
0
protocol
RS232
flow control
None
To do this, use the following commands:
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.speed=9600
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.parity=None
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.charsize=8
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.stop=1
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.label=myport
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.loglevel=0
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.protocol=RS232
# config -‐s config.ports.port5.flowcontrol=None
The following command will synchronize the live system with the new configuration:
# config -‐r serialconfig
Note: Supported serial port baud-‐rates are ‘50’, ‘75’, ‘110’, ‘134’, ‘150’, ‘200’, ‘300’, ‘600’,
‘1200’, ‘1800’, ‘2400’, ‘4800’, ‘9600’, '19200', '38400', '57600', '115200', and '230400'.
Supported parity values are 'None', 'Odd', 'Even', 'Mark' and 'Space'.
Supported data-‐bits values are '8', '7', '6' and '5'.
Supported stop-‐bits values are '1', '1.5' and '2'.
Supported flow-‐control values are 'Hardware', 'Software' and 'None'.
Additionally, before any port can function properly, you need to set the port mode. Set any port to run in one of the five
possible modes (refer
Chapter 4
for details): [
Console server
mode|Device mode|SDT mode|Terminal server
mode|Serial bridge mode]. All these modes are mutually exclusive.
Console server
mode
