Cabletron Systems CSX1200, CSX1000 manual Restarting the Cyberswitch, Setting the Date and Time

SYSTEM COMMANDS

Restarting the CyberSWITCH

RESTARTING THE CYBERSWITCH

restart

Generally used from a remote site (when using Telnet or TFTP), although it is functional from a local console as well. The restart command reboots the system and automatically starts up the system software. Issue this command after making configuration changes with CFGEDIT, in order for these changes to take effect.

If you prefer, you can make configuration changes and store them remotely. Later, you can transfer the changes (the .nei files) to the system using TFTP. In order for these changes to take effect, you would need to issue the restart command from the Telnet session of your remote terminal.

Note: If you lose your Telnet connection within 10 seconds of entering the restart command, the command will not be executed.

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

The following commands are used to set the date and the time on the system:

date <month, day, year>

Changes the date on the system as specified. The <month> can be specified as a numeral from 1 to 12, spelled out in full (January), or abbreviated to 3 letters (JAN). The <day> can be any legal date within the month specified. (For example, 1 through 31 would be legal dates for January.) The year may be specified in its entirety (1995) or by its last two digits (95). Commas, dashes, and white space are all acceptable separators.

time hours:minutes <:seconds> <AM/PM>

Changes the time on the system as specified. The hours can be from 0 - 23 in military time, or from 1 - 12 in civilian time, with an optional AM/PM indicator. The “seconds” parameter is also optional. If “P” is included (indicating “PM”), 12 is added to the hour. White space is unimportant.

Note that if the time command is issued without any parameters, the system will report the current time. Parameters following the time command are interpreted as an attempt to make a change.

FILE UTILITY COMMANDS

The file utility commands include the flash commands and the simple file utilities.

The flash commands give you the ability to update, format and reclaim unused space in the embedded system’s resident flash array. It provides the means to install and upgrade new software.

flash update

Used only when you need to update the system software. It prepares for a software update by rebooting the system. When you receive the message “Waiting for Download,” transfer the new software files to the system via your communications package.

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