IBM SC30-3681-08 manual Conguration Process Config Talk 6 and Commands, What is CONFIG?

Chapter 5. The Con®guration Process (CONFIG - Talk 6) and Commands

This chapter describes the CONFIG process and includes the following sections:

vªWhat is CONFIG?º

vªUsing EasyStartº on page 40

vªCon®g-Only Modeº on page 41

vªQuick Con®gurationº on page 42

vªCon®guring User Accessº on page 44

vªCon®guring Spare Interfacesº on page 44

vªResetting Interfacesº on page 47

What is CONFIG?

The Con®guration process (CONFIG) is a second-level process of the router user interface. Using CONFIG commands, you can:

vSet or change various con®guration parameters

vAdd or delete an interface to the hardware con®guration

vEnter the Boot CONFIG command mode

vEnter the Quick Con®guration mode

vClear, list, or update con®guration information

vEnable or disable console login and modem control

vCommunicate with third-level processes, including protocol environments

Note: Refer to the chapter ªMigrating to a New Code Levelº inIBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router Service and Maintenance Manual for information about migrating to a new code level.

CONFIG lets you display or change the con®guration information stored in the router's nonvolatile con®guration memory. Changes to system and protocol

parameters do not take effect until you restart the router orreload the router software. (For more information, refer to the OPCON restart and reload commands in ªChapter 3. The OPCON Processº on page 25).

The CONFIG command interface is made up of levels that are called modes. Each

mode has its own prompt. For example, the prompt for the TCP/IP protocol is IP config>.

If you want to know the process and mode you are communicating with, press Return to display the prompt. Some commands in this chapter, such as the network and protocol commands, allow you to access and exit the various levels in CONFIG. See Table 4 on page 51 for a list of the commands you can issue from the CONFIG process.

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