This application note describes how to access and manage the iPLEX 6000 configuration files. The configuration file system maintains a change history to assist in managing and troubleshooting configurations. The iPLEX 6000 file system maintains active and standby copies of software and configuration files. Active copies are the software and configuration files currently loaded on the system. Standby copies are backup files that may or may not be duplicates of the active files.
Configuration files active configuration files.
The cfg.dat file contains the current configuration. The trans.dat file contains changes since the last merge. A merge updates the changes in the trans.dat file to the current configuration. All changes that have not been merged can be discarded with a single command, but they are not lost if the system is rebooted without a merge. When the iPLEX 6000 system boots, it first applies the configuration parameters from the cfg.dat file, and then applies the changes stored in the trans.dat file.