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Appendix D. Managing Operational Code and Configuration
Files
This chapter explains how to manage the operation code images and configuration
files.
Reconfiguring
You might find it hard to detect problems caused by configuration errors. A
configuration error can initially appear to be a hardware problem because the 2216
will not start or data will not flow through a port. In addition, problems with
configuration may not result in an error initially; an error may occur only when
specific conditions are encountered or when heavy network traffic occurs.
If you cannot resolve a problem after making a few changes to your configuration
or after restoring the active configuration file, it is recommended that you generate
a new configuration. Too many changes to a configuration often compound the
problem, whereas you can usually generate and test a new configuration within a
few hours.
How Software Files Are Managed
To help you manage operational software upgrades and configurations, the IBM
2216 has a software change management feature. This utility enables you to
determine which operational software file and which configuration file is active while
the IBM 2216 is running.
How to View the Files
To use the change management tool in the command line interface to view the
operational software image and the configuration files, follow these steps:
1. From the OPCON prompt, which is an asterisk (*), type talk 6 and press Enter.
The Config
>
prompt appears.
2. Type boot and press Enter. You will see the prompt Boot config
>
.
3. Type list and press Enter. You will see a list similar to this one:
Boot config
>
list
BANK A BANK B
IMAGE - ACTIVE IMAGE - AVAIL
CONFIG 1 - ACTIVE CONFIG 1 - AVAIL
CONFIG 2 - AVAIL CONFIG 2 - AVAIL
CONFIG 3 - NONE CONFIG 3 - NONE
CONFIG 4 - NONE CONFIG 4 - NONE
Each bank represents one image of the operational code. The images stored in
BANK A and BANK B are stored on the hard drive. The Configs represent the
configuration files that are stored with each bank.
IMAGE refers to the status of the
operational software and CONFIG refers to the status of the configuration files.
The possible IMAGE and CONFIG status:
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