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MAX Administration Guide
Diagnostic Parameters and Commands
Using diagnostics-related VT100 commands
Esc [ Esc =
(Press the Escape key, followed by the Left Bracket key, then the Escape key again,
followed by the Equals key.)
You must press all four keys within one second for the MAX to recognize the escape
sequence.
To display an abbreviated list of the most commonly used commands in diagnostic mode, enter
a question mark:
>?
To display a complete listing, append
ascend
to the question mark:
>? ascend
To exit diagnostic mode, enter
quit
.
Because most diagnostic commands are designed to give a developer information about
specific aspects of MAX functionality, you might find it helpful to use commands in
combination to troubleshoot different problems.
For example, when troubleshooting modem-related issues, you might want to use
Diag Modemdrv (ModemDrvState in previous TAOS revisions), ModemDiag, and MDialout
(if modem dial-out is supported on your MAX unit) to get all modem-related information for
your calls.
Using several commands simultaneously not only gives you a clearer picture of what is
happening, but also shows you a chronological timeline of the events.
MAX units provide system diagnostic commands in the System > Sys Diag menu:
System
Sys Diag
Restore Cfg
Save Cfg
Use MIF
Sys Reset
Term Serv
Upd Rem Cfg
To enter a command, highlight the command in the Sys Diag menu and press Enter.
Note:
To use these commands, the operator must have sufficient permissions in the active
Security profile.
Restore Cfg
The Restore Cfg command restores a MAX configuration that was saved with the Save Cfg
command, or transfers the profiles to another MAX unit. Because the Save Cfg command does
not save passwords, the Restore Cfg command does not restore them.To restore your
configuration from backup, proceed as follows:
1
Verify that the Upload and Edit Security permissions are enabled in the active Security
profile.
2
Verify that the Term Rate parameter in the System profile is set to 9600.