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Using the Configuration Program’s Communications Feature to
Manage Configuration Files
Question How do I use the Configuration Program's communications feature and Send option to manage
configuration files?
Answer For optimal configuration management, it is recommended that you use the Configuration
Program and its configuration database to manage all your IBM 2212 configuration files.
The design of change management facilitates good control of the configuration files. Keeping
the ACTIVE file and the file that is stored in the configuration database the same assures that
a copy of the ACTIVE file is always available.
When you use the Send option of the Configuration Program’s communications feature to send
a new configuration to the IBM 2212, the new configuration is written to the ACTIVE bank and
overwrites the file located in the position just below the currently ACTIVE configuration. The
new configuration is PENDING if a time is set for a reset. If the configuration file is sent without
a specified time for the reset to occur, it gets AVAIL status.
For example, suppose that CONFIG 2 is ACTIVE. The new configuration file is written to
CONFIG 3. It has a status of PENDING if a reset time is associated with it; if not, it has a
status of AVAIL.
If the file has a status of PENDING, CONFIG 2 becomes AVAIL and CONFIG 3 becomes
ACTIVE when a reset occurs. The next file that is sent from the Configuration Program will be
placed in CONFIG 4. If a reset time is associated with the file, it will have the PENDING status
and will become ACTIVE when the next reset occurs. If another file is then sent, it is placed in
CONFIG 1 because the currently ACTIVE file is now in CONFIG 4. This arrangement results in
a circular queue.
If the downloaded file has a status of AVAIL, a reset does not change its status. If another file
is sent down, it overwrites that file because the ACTIVE file has not changed and the newly
downloaded file always occupies the location just behind the ACTIVE file.
Example of Sending a File from the Configuration Program:
For example, suppose that
this is the view of the software that is displayed by the list command:
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 - AVAIL
CONFIG 4 - NONE CONFIG 4 - NONE
The Configuration Program sends a config file to BANK A, CONFIG 2. If you use the restart router option
of the Configuration Program's communications feature, the IBM 2212 performs a reset immediately and
reinitializes using the new configuration.
After these actions, the IBM 2212 configuration looks like this:
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