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Saving and restoring configuration settings
The ServSwitch CX can store up to 512 server names and 16 sets of user access
rights (ServSwitch CX with IP models support a maximum of 128 servers).
Particularly in cascaded configurations, manually re-entering all server names,
port numbers and access rights can be a lengthy process. Therefore, the
ServSwitch CX provides a method to save and, if required, restore configuration
settings using one of its serial ports. Further to this, the saved file can be opened
and edited within a spreadsheet and then restored back to the ServSwitch CX
– a useful way to make multiple setup changes.
Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user for this procedure.
Preparations for configuration save/load
•
Contact Black Box support and obtain the Data Transfer utility.
•
Connect the serial port on the rear panel of the ServSwitch CX, labelled
COM1/UPGRADE
, to a serial port on your server using the optional serial
flash upgrade cable available from Black Box. See
Appendix 7
for pin-out
specifications.
To save configuration settings
1 Run the Data Transfer utility on the server that is connected to the
ServSwitch CX’s serial port. Follow the instructions given by the program.
2 Using one of the ServSwitch CX user ports, display the
Configuration
menu
.
Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user.
3 Highlight ‘Functions’ and press
.
4 Highlight ‘Send Data to RS232 port’ and press
.
5 The ServSwitch CX will send the configuration data to your server. The Data
Transfer utility will store the data in a file named ‘XPRODATA.CSV’ that will
be created in the same directory where the Data Transfer utility was started
- Ensure that you have sufficient rights to write to this directory.
Note: For ServSwitch CX with IP models, the usernames and passwords are
not retrieved by the Adder Data Transfer utility due to security reasons.
To edit the configuration settings
The saved XPRODATA.CSV file can be opened using a spreadsheet program such
as Microsoft® Excel®. The format of a typical file is shown below. You will see
that the server names (rows) are tabulated against the user profiles (columns):
USERS
ADMIN
Alan
Jim
Sue
Test
PASSWORDS
password letmein hello logmein Test
ServerS
PORT
Admin PC
2103
1
1
1
1
Alan’s System
2102
1
1
1
Comms Server
3
1
1
Comms PC
4
1
1
1
1
Gateway 1
8
1
Gateway 2
5
1
Test System
15
1
1
Web Browser
9
1
1
1
Hints for editing
• To grant a user access to a server, enter the value ‘1’ in the box that is
common to the server’s row and the user’s column.
• To deny access, leave the box blank.
• To add extra users, add additional columns (up to 16 users).
• To add extra servers, add additional rows (up to 512 [128 for IP models]).
• The ADMIN user will always be granted access to all servers regardless of the
values entered.
To restore configuration settings
Note: Ensure that the server is connected to the ServSwitch CX as discussed
earlier in the ‘Preparations’ sub section.
1 Copy the Data Transfer utility and XPRODATA.CSV into the same directory
on the server connected to the ServSwitch CX’s serial port.
2 Run the Data Transfer utility and follow the instructions given by the
program.
3 Using one of the ServSwitch CX user ports, display the
Configuration
menu
.
Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user.
4 Highlight ‘Functions’ and press
.
5 Highlight ‘Read Data from RS232 port’ and press
.
6 The ServSwitch CX should then receive the configuration data from the
server and load the new menu names and access rights into the menu.
