Conﬁguring the Network

Basic LS2020 Configuration Tasks

The StreamView LS2020 conﬁgurator is used to create a global conﬁguration database for your LS2020 network and to load appropriate conﬁguration information into each LS2020 switch in the network.

For detailed information about these high-level procedures, see the LightStream 2020 Conﬁguration

Guide.

Backing Up Distribution Diskettes

By default, LS2020 chassis (platform) software is installed at the factory on the hard disk prior to shipment of the unit to a customer site. However, if you come into possession of distribution diskettes for a new LS2020 software release and you are concerned about how carefully they may be handled and stored, you should back them up before proceeding with any new software installation.

In the following procedures, it is assumed that you have access to a PC running DOS 5.0 (or later) and which supports at least one 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk drive. It is also assumed that you have a supply of at least 15 blank, DOS-formatted 1.44 MB diskettes.

Note Using the diskcopy /v command in this procedure, you can verify the correctness of the copy operation. You can also use the diskcomp command to verify the copy operation. Refer to your DOS documentation for additional information about these commands. Do not use the dir command to display the names of ﬁles on the distribution diskettes. There is no FAT (DOS ﬁle allocation table) on LS2020 distribution diskettes; thus, there can be no FAT on backup diskettes. If you enter dir a: or dir b: in an attempt to display distribution diskette ﬁles, DOS responds with a read error message.

If Your PC Has Two 1.44-MB Floppy Disk Drives

To back up each LS2020 software distribution diskette, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Insert the ﬁrst distribution (source) diskette in ﬂoppy disk drive A.

Step 2 Insert a blank, formatted (destination) diskette in drive B.

Step 3 Enter the following command at the DOS prompt:

C:\> diskcopy a: b: /v

Step 4 DOS then copies the data from drive A to the backup diskette in drive B.

Step 5 At the conclusion of the ﬁrst copy operation, DOS asks if you want to perform an additional copy operation.

Step 6 Press Y and insert the next distribution (source) diskette into drive A.

Step 7 Continue copy operations until all the distribution diskettes are backed up.

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2020 specifications

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