VBrick Systems VB6000, VB4000 Configuration Script Management Auto Configuration, Scripting Notes

Scripting Notes

•* denotes end of group.

•Each group can have a maximum of six sets.

•Each group must have apply sets for all normal sets.

•Wait state will be alone in a group.

•There is no clear command.

•Script commands must start in column 1.

•There is no chaining of scripts.

•Comments will start with / and can be a line or the end of a command.

•All scripts are executed in a strictly serial manner by a single task.

•While executing a script it is possible to miss a double change of any event.

Configuration: Script Management > Auto Configuration

Auto Config lets you perform an auto-configuration via a URL script file. It is typically used for remote configuration and troubleshooting or to configure VBrick appliances that are behind a firewall. To configure a parameter on an appliance (or more likely a set of parameters) you simply point the URL to a server with an .xml configuration file. This is useful, for example, to change a reflector URL, set the audio and video rates, etc. when the VBrick appliances are behind a firewall and cannot be accessed remotely.

The VBrick reads the URL field (e.g. www.myserver.com/config.xml) via HTTP protocol and executes the script depending on the VBEXECUTE tag. If a VBEXECUTEFORCE tag is present in the .xml file (see example below), the script runs every time at the poll interval even if it has not changed. If a VBEXECUTEIFDIF tag is present the script runs only if it is different from the last executed file. One of these tags is required.

If the VBrick is in Edit mode, the script file will not run until the edit session is ended. The auto config script will run before any waiting IR scripts or external event scripts. In Edit mode, you can press Run Script to execute the script on demand. After a reboot, the VBrick checks for a script URL and will run the script immediately, regardless of the VBEXECUTE tag value.

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