Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE72 CyberSWITCHatalk.neiThis file contains configuration information used when AppleTalk Routing is enabled. This file alsocontains information regarding ports and static routes. Information from this file is configured andused only when the AppleTalk routing is enabled.platform.neiThis is a text file that contains a list of platform names and the currently selected platform. Each linein the file contains an ASCII string representing a platform name and a corresponding integervalue. The integer value is the crucial item, since this is what the system software uses to determinewhether any special action is necessary. The string is displayed when thever command is issued.sdconf.recThis is not a system file; it is a configuration file delivered on the ACE Server. However, you mayTFTP this file to the system’s \config directory as an alternate method of providing the systemwith ACE Server configuration information.O PERATIONAL F ILESWhile the CyberSWITCH is running, it collects system statistics and logs system messages. Thesystem maintains these statistics and messages in separate memory-resident tables. The ten mostrecent versions of each table are available on the system disk.You can retrieve and view the current memory-resident tables at any time by using the followingconsole commands:dr This command will display system messages.da This command will display authentication messages.ds This command will display system statistics.You can write the tables to disk by using the following commands:wr This command will write the current system messages to disk.wa This command will write the current system messages to disk.ws This command will write the current system statistics to disk.Note: When the system is shut down, the tables are automatically written to disk.The system stores the tables in ASCII format files on the System disk. When the system writessystem messages to disk, it stores them in the following location:Directory: \logFile Name: rprt_log.nnWhere “nn” is an integer that is incremented each time a new file is written.When the system writes system statistics to disk, it stores them in the following locations:Directory: \logFile Name: stat_log.nnWhere “nn” is an integer that is incremented each time a new file is written.