Introduction
Managing Initialization Records
Initialization records contain a set of parameters that a Network 9000 module uses to obtain
software and operational parameters at initialization time, and to send diagnostic
information to a host on the network. Each Network 9000 processor module has three
initialization records associated with it that reside in the control storage. If the processor
module cannot load software and parameters using one initialization record, it can
attempt to load software and parameters using the information in another.
Usually, you change initialization parameters through the Chassis management
commands provide another method of doing this, while the processor module is
operational. Furthermore, you can use these commands to change the initialization
records of any Type 2 module in the chassis simply by specifying a slot number. Chapter 4
describes initialization records in detail, as well as how to change each initialization
parameter.
Viewing Chassis Management Characteristics
Several Chassis Management commands display and monitor information about
modules, managed power supplies, and initialization records. You can obtain general
information about the entire chassis, or specific information about Type 2 modules in any
chassis slot. You can also obtain general information about all managed power supplies
in the chassis, or specific information about an individual managed power supply. These
commands allow you to view the status of different Network 9000 components from any
Type 2 module in the chassis.
Summary
The chassis management commands provide a generic method of changing the network
configuration and initialization parameters of any Network 9000 module from any
Network 9000 module in the chassis. For example, from a Management Processor 210, you
can can log on to a Terminal Server 720 and change link map on the terminal server.
From the terminal server, you can specify a module in a target slot and change the
software load image name in an initialization record for the module in that slot.
These commands also generate displays which show and monitor information about any
chassis slot containing a network 9000 module or PS/130 power supply. For example, from
the Network 9000 module in slot 2, you can display the status of the Network 9000 module in
slot 4 or a PS/130 power supply. The remaining chapters of this manual explains how to log
on to a Network 9000 processor module and use the chassis management commands.
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