Appendix F. Common Tasks
This appendix provides a series of questions and answers dealing with common
multiaccess enclosure installation, operation, and maintenance tasks, with
suggestions as to where to find further help in performing them.
LED States / Adapter Status
Question How do I check the state of the adapters in my multiaccess enclosure?
Answer
The LED state on the front of the adapters indicate the status of the
adapter. (See “Adapter Card Status” on page 3-3.)
The Firmware Interface
Question What is the firmware interface? How do I access it?
Answer
The firmware is the microcode lying underneath the operational code
running on the multiaccess enclosure. It is used primarily by service
personnel in problem determination. The firmware is accessed by
booting the multiaccess enclosure and stopping the boot process with
the F1 key. It displays a menu with a number of options.
See “Accessing the Firmware from the Service Processor” on page 5-3
for more information.
Command Line Interface
Question How do I access the command line interface (the operating code) from
within the firmware?
Answer
From within the firmware menu system (System Management
Services), press F9. The (
*
prompt) is displayed after the system boots.
The command line interface is described in the
Nways Multiprotocol
Access Services Software User, SC30-3886.
Displaying List of Configured Interfaces
Question How do I display a list of active interfaces?
Answer
1
Access the command line interface (
*
prompt) (see “Accessing the
Operational Diagnostics from the Service Processor” on
page 5-42).
2
Type talk 6 and press Enter twice to reach the
Config>
prompt.
3
Enter list dev.
4
Press Ctrl-p to return to the command line interface (* prompt).
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