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VERVIEW
OVERVIEW
The CyberSWITCH software prov ide s :
• system software for the CyberSWITCH, LAN and WAN inte rfaces, and administration
functions
• system files containing configuration and operatio nal 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 softwar e. (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 C yberSWITCH 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 sys tem software. The flash file system basically performs
the same as a hard disk, but it has n o dr ive l et ter. J ust as on a har d di sk, the fl ash fi le h as dire ctori es
with files.
CONFIGURATION FILES
The configuration files store the configur ation 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 mak e 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 c onfiguration information about each remote
device.