SOFTWARE OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

The CyberSWITCH software provides:

system software for the CyberSWITCH, LAN and WAN interfaces, and administration functions

system files containing configuration and operational information

This chapter provides an overview for each of the above software categories.

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Included with each CyberSWITCH is a CD containing upgrade software and utility software. (Note that initial system software is factory-installed). The following system software files are available on the CD:

upgrade.osw

All the system files needed for upgrading the CyberSWITCH are combined in this file.

defltcfg.osw

All of the system files needed to return your system configuration to the factory default are combined in this file.

SYSTEM FILES

The CyberSWITCH uses a flash file system (instead of a hard disk) and a two-stage boot device to initialize the platform and download the system software. The flash file system basically performs the same as a hard disk, but it has no drive letter. Just as on a hard disk, the flash file has directories with files.

CONFIGURATION FILES

The 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 Manage Mode.

The configuration files associated with the system are:

network.nei

This configuration file contains information about the switched network.

devdb.nei

This file contains the On-node Device Database configuration information about each remote device.

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