4.5.5 Installing Configurations or Changes
In the command line interface (CLI), which is the working environment on the GRF with the super> prompt, use the set and write commands to install configuration parameters onto the media card.
If you apply changes to files in the /etc directory, do not forget to issue grwrite
Additionally, when you enter configuration information or make changes, you must also reset the media card for the change to take place. Enter grreset <slot_number> to do so.
Hint: We found that some changes did not go into effect until the GRF was rebooted, although the documentation indicated otherwise. So do not hesitate to reboot if things seem not to work as they should.
This completes the procedure to configure HIPPI cards, and to close this chapter, we would like to introduce some of the maint commands we found to be useful.
4.5.6 Some maint Commands for the HIPPI Media Card
The maint commands operate on the SP Switch control board and require the card’s slot number, which the grcard command provides.
Prepare to use maint with the following steps:
•First, switch to maint’s GR 66> prompt with the command grrmb.
•At the GR66> prompt you have to change to the prompt for the specific card. For a card in slot 0, this would be the command port 0.
•A new prompt, along with the following message, will appear:
Current port card is 0 GR 0>
•Finally, at this prompt maint commands can be typed in.
•To leave the GR 0> prompt, enter quit.
The following maint commands were most useful for us:
To obtain a list of maint commands, use maint 1. To see IP statistics, use maint 133. Observe IP routing statistics with maint 130 13 and control switch error counts with maint 141. Peek at the ARP table entries with maint 156 and get the IEEE address with maint 128.
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