GE D.20 RIO Hardware User Manual

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56 GE Information D.20 RIO - HARDWARE USER’S MANUALSYSTEM UTILITIES CHAPTER 6: USING THE D.20 RIOTo verify D.20 RIO redundancy states from the D.20 RIO command line:1. Connect to the D.20 RIO using Putty/Teraterm. Refer to Section: “Connecting to theD.20 RIO for the first time” on page 36 for instructions on connecting to the D.20 RIOthrough Putty/Teraterm.2. Type the below command and verify the D.20 RIO state and other details:D20RIO#>> sudo /home/D400_APPS/rio_red_tool s************* RIO Statistics *******************Current RIO State : ACTIVE NON-REDUNDANTRedundancy Mode : SINGLE DEVICEHDLC Transreceiver Used : 1Primary RIO Peripherals : 4Secondary RIO Peripherals : 0Total No Of Peripherals : 4*************************************************System utilitiesThe D.20 RIO includes on-board utilities for managing the D.20 RIO system setup, such asnetwork settings, passwords, system time, and advanced configuration and diagnostictools. The System Utilities are accessed at the command line interface using a terminalsession.You can access the command line interface by either the:• Local terminal session through the rear maintenance port• SSH terminal session through a network connectionFor more information on using the System Utilities, see the D400 Software ConfigurationGuide.From the rear maintenance portTo access the D.20 RIO utilities through the rear maintenance port• See “Connecting to the D.20 RIO for the first time” on page 36.Over a network connectionOnce you have completed the initial network interface setup, you can initiate a SSHsession through one of the D.20 RIO network connections to access the System utilities.You need terminal emulation software that supports the SSH protocols. An SSH terminalemulator must be obtained and installed.You cannot use the root user account to access your D.20 RIO remotely. You must use anAdministrator-level user account (or a Supervisor-level user account, if so configured).Refer to “Creating administrator-level user accounts” on page 38 for more information.You can also initiate a SSH session by clicking the Utilities button on the Power bar in theD.20 RIO HMI.