Management
Communications Server Databases
Two databases contain all the information the communications server requires
to operate: the operational database and the permanent database. The
communications server operational database is maintained in random-access
memory (RAM). The permanent database is stored in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).
When the communications server is downline loaded for the first time, these
databases contain identical factory-set default settings for all the characteristics,
except for the Telnet remote console characteristics. These characteristics
control the operation of the communications server. You can use the SHOW and
MONITOR (operational database) or LIST (permanent database) commands to
display the values stored in the databases.
To specify or change values, use the SET (operational database), DEFINE
(permanent database), or CHANGE (both databases) commands. Ethernet
Communications Server Commands describes the syntax information on
communications server commands, keywords, valid ranges of values, and
defaults.
For a complete description of the communications server databases, refer to
"Tasks and Concepts" in Ethernet Communications Server Management.
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