Advanced configuration, Surveyor.ini file, Customizing expert diagnostic information – Finisar Surveyor User Manual

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Surveyor

User’s Guide

8. Enter the IP address of a server that runs BOOTP and/or TFTP protocols in the

IP Boot Server

field.

9. If you are updating the image, set the path name to the software image file in

the

Boot Image Filename

field.

10. Check the

Warm Boot

radio button under

Reset Options

.

11. Click the

OK

button.

Caution

You must use the

Warm Boot

option to load the new image

from the network. The

Cold Boot

option will not update the

image.

When you reset the device, you will lose the connection. Use the

Connect

option

from the

Remote

menu to reconnect.

When a device is restarted, the new software image is written to non-volatile mem-

ory and becomes the new executable image.
Though not a part of the update procedure, you can use the

Cold Boot

option to force

the device to run its self-tests. These tests will verify that the unit is operating prop-

erly.

Advanced Configuration

surveyor.ini

File

Surveyor uses configuration settings from a .ini file called
surveyor.ini

. If you want to run the product with different configurations, you

can save different sets of configuration information in different .ini files. Sur-

veyor always looks for the file named surveyor.ini in the directory where Sur-

veyor is installed and will use that file for its configuration. If no surveyor.ini

file is found in the directory, Surveyor will build another surveyor.ini file

based on the factory default configuration settings.
Different sets of configuration information can be especially useful for display tim-

ers and update timers. The first eight parameters of the surveyor.ini file are the

configuration values for the various display timers.
For information on other surveyor.ini settings, contact Customer Support. It is

not recommended that you alter the surveyor.ini file directly.

Customizing Expert Diagnostic Information

The EXPERTMSG.INI file contains Surveyor’s diagnostic information. Surveyor

always looks for the file named EXPERTMSG.INI in the Surveyor installation

!

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