Chapter 4
Managing Initialization Parameters
The chassis management commands in this chapter provide an alternate way of changing
parameters in initialization records if you do not do so through the initialization
configuration menu. The Getting Started Guide for each product describes how to use the
initialization configuration menu. Most of the time, the default values in initialization
records load software automatically, so often you do not have to change them.
When you initialize a processor module, the module obtains the software load image and
operational parameters using the information in an initialization record. The control
storage for each chassis slot maintains three initialization records for the processor
module in that slot. The processor module first attempts to load software and operational
parameters using the information in the primary initialization record, if it is enabled. If
it cannot load successfully, it attempts to load using the information in the secondary
initialization record, if it is enabled. Finally, if it cannot load successfully using the
secondary initialization record, it attempts to use the information in the tertiary
initialization record, if it is enabled. If all three attempts fail, the processor module begins
this sequence again with the primary initialization record.
This chapter describes each parameter in an initialization record, as well as how to change
it. It also includes information about how to reset all initialization parameters back to
their default values. The sections in this chapter include the following:
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Viewing Initialization Parameters
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Changing the Status of an Initialization Record
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Changing the Link Selection
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Enabling and Disabling Protocols
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Resetting Parameters in Initialization Records to Default Values
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Command Descriptions
Viewing Initialization Parameters
You can view the parameters in an initialization record with the LIST/MONITOR
[SERVER] CHASSIS SLOT LOADDUMP CHARACTERISTICS display for the primary,
secondary, and tertiary initialization records of any slot in the chassis. Figure 4-1 shows
a sample display for a terminal server in slot 2 with default settings for each parameter.
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