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Chapter 12 - Configuration File Download Management Server
166 Mediatrix 1204
Management Server
You can set the Mediatrix 1204 so that it asks the management server to send it a configuration file.
Management Server Configuration
To download a configuration file from the management server, you must setup the management server
information as per
“Chapter 24 - Management Server Configuration” on page 263 .
Downloading from the Management Server
Once the management server has been properly set up, you can define the configuration file download.
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To download the configuration file from the management server:
1. Place the configuration file on the computer hosting the management server.
2. In the sysConfigMIB , request a configuration file download by setting the
sysConfigDownloadConfigFile variable to requestFileDownload .
3. Set the sysConfigDownloadConfigMode variable to request .
The Mediatrix 1204 sends a notification, msTrapConfigInformation, to the management server, via
SNMP traps, to request the configuration file.
The management server then initiates the TFTP session and pushes the file into the unit.
If the management server is the Unit Manager Network from Mediatrix, the following steps are
automatically performed. If you are using another management server, you may have to perform
them manually.
a. The Unit Manager Network sets the sysConfigDownloadConfigMode variable to record .
b. The Unit Manager Network sends the configuration file to the Mediatrix 1204.
c. Once the configuration file has been sent, the Unit Manager Network sets the
sysConfigDownloadConfigFile variable to noFileDownload .
d. The Unit Manager Network sets the sysConfigDownloadConfigMode variable to commit .
If a valid configuration file is successfully downloaded, then the Mediatrix 1204 automatically
restarts to apply all the new settings. If the Mediatrix 1204 does not restart, this could mean the
download failed. In this case, you can query the status of the last configuration file download in the
sysAdminDownloadConfigFileStatus variable:
• idle: No configuration file download has been performed yet.
• fail: The last configuration file download failed.
• success: The last configuration file download succeeded.
• inProgress: A configuration file download is in progress.
• listening: The unit is listening and waiting for a configuration file to be sent by the
management server.
Note:
Downloading a configuration file from the management server can only be performed through the
TFTP protocol.
In the Unit Manager Network Administration Manual , refer to chapter Performing Actions on Mediatrix Units ,
section Downloading a Configuration File .