116Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide
Field Name | Definition |
Timeout (seconds)
Amount of time in seconds that the console server will try to discover the hostname. If it cannot be identified in that time, a default name will be assumed.
Show Menu
Choose from the following options to select what will be shown when connected to the serial port to see or work with the data buffering: Show all options, No,
Show data buffering file only, Show without the erase options or Show and erase data buffering file.
To configure data buffering for serial ports:
Perform this procedure if you wish to configure data buffering. Obtain the facility number for the console server from the system administrator of the syslog server. Options range from Local0 to Local7.
1.Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.
2.Select the Data Buffering tab. The Data Buffering form displays.
3.Select Enable Data Buffering.
4.From the Destination
5.If you chose Local from the Destination
a.Choose Circular or Linear from the Mode
b.Enter a size larger than 0 in the File Size (Bytes) field.
6.If you chose Remote from the Destination
NOTE: If you are configuring data buffer files to be stored remotely, make sure that a system administrator has already configured an NFS server and shared the mount point.
7.Click the checkbox next to Record to specify whether to include a timestamp with the data.
8.From the Show Menu
9.If you checked Buffer to Syslog, enter the IP address of the syslog server in the Syslog Server field.
10.Choose an option from the Facility Number
11.Enter the maximum size of the buffer in the Syslog Buffer Size field.
