Nevion Multicon - Manual (Page 46)

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The hot swap configuration restore mechanism is also the basis of the stored configuration reload
function. After copying the stored configuration files back to their original location, all cards are
released in order to run the hot swap configuration restore function when they are rediscovered.
Control and monitoring will be lost for a brief period ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes,
depending on how many cards are controlled by the system.
8.4.3.1 Transfer System Configurations
This procedure is written to explain how card configuration may be transferred from one Flashlink
module to another module of the same type. Note both cards should have the same firmware
revision.
Transfer between modules in the same Flashlink system:
1. Goto “CONFIG - > Flashlink -> Stored system configurations” menu in the web interface
2. Create new stored configuration by entering name and clicking “Save”
3. Telnet to the Multicon controller, default login is “root” and “password” and enter the
following commands:
cd /cf/configs/<stored_configuration_name>
cp <source_card_no>.sav <dest_card_no>.sav
1. where
<source_card_no> and <dest_card_no> is 10*FrameNumber + SlotNumber-1 (e.g.
10*1 + 5-1 = 14 for frame 1 and slot 5)
2. Repeat the above step for multiple cards if necessary
3. Goto “CONFIG - > Flashlink -> Stored system configurations” menu in GYDA-SC web
interface
4. Load stored configuration by clicking on name and “Load”
This procedure may be automated using a script if necessary and this is recommended if used
extensively.
It is also possible to transfer configurations between different Flashlink sub-systems, but in this
case they.sav files above needs to be FTPed between the Multicon controllers handling the two
Flashlink sub-systems.
8.5 Debug Terminal
The debug terminal allows you to issue Flashlink Protocol commands directly towards the mod-
ules in the Flashlink sub-system. This is only useful for debugging purposes and is generally only
used when instructed by Nevion Support. The commands accepted by different Flashlink modules
are described in the user manual for respective module.
The Debug Terminal is accessed from the CONFIG tab -
> Debug terminal.
Figure 8.8 shows the
output of the info command for a downconverter card.