Cabletron Systems CyberSWITCH CSX150 User Manual

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SOFTWARE O VERVIEWOVERVIEWThe CyberSWITCH software provides:• system software for the CyberSWITCH, LAN and WAN interfaces, and administrationfunctions• system files containing configuration and operational informationThis chapter provides an overview for each of the above software categories.S YSTEM SOFTWAREIncluded with each CyberSWITCH is a CD containing upgrade software and utility software. (Notethat initial system software is factory-installed). The following system software files are availableon the CD:upgrade.oswAll the system files needed for upgrading the CyberSWITCH are combined in this file.defltcfg.oswAll of the system files needed to return your system configuration to the factory default arecombined in this file.S YSTEM FILESThe CyberSWITCH uses a flash file system (instead of a hard disk) and a two-stage boot device toinitialize the platform and download the system software. The flash file system basically performsthe same as a hard disk, but it has no drive letter. Just as on a hard disk, the flash file has directorieswith files.CONFIGURATION FILESThe configuration files store the configuration data. These files are located in the system’s\config directory. You can maintain these files by using the CFGEDIT configuration utility,which is delivered with the system. You can also make changes to these files through ManageMode.The configuration files associated with the system are:network.neiThis configuration file contains information about the switched network.devdb.neiThis file contains the On-node Device Database configuration information about each remotedevice.