HP E8491A Editing the HP E8491A Resource Manager Configuration, Configuration File Overview

Appendix B

Editing the HP E8491A Resource Manager Configuration

Introduction

Configuration File Overview

The resource manager functionality provided through the HP E8491A configures your VXI system based on rules specified by the VXI standard. The configuration can be viewed or modified through the configuration files and utility functions outlined in this appendix.

Configuration files (.cf extension) are placed in the <drive:>\siclnt\defaults or \sicl95\defaults directory when the HP I_O Libraries are installed. Except where noted, the following files can be edited from the HP I_O Libraries’ ‘I_O Config’ utility (Figure B-1) as shown on the following pages. When editing a file, note the following:

1.Add your entry(ies) below the commented (lines).

2.The first column must contain an entry. Any number of spaces can separate remaining entries on the line.

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