Specifications

10 Configuration Files
The MDR Server and Shell programs, as well as the VxWorks operating system need
some parameters to indicate how to configure the MDR during initialization. In the
MIDAS FLASH memory, these parameters (also called items) are stored into files and
are sorted into different sections noted between square brackets.
The files that can be configured are the following:
•
mdr.ini MDR-specific configuration parameters file,
• vxbsp.ini VxWorks BSP configuration file,
• vxbp.txt VxWorks boot parameters file,
•
mmon.ini MIDAS Monitor configuration file.
In the configurations files mmon.ini, vxpsb.ini and mdr.ini, the items that need to be
set up already have a correct value when the MDR system is shipped. The user may
change these items and consequently the behavior of the entire MDR system.
The file
vxbp.txt need to be modified by the user in order for the MDR system to adapt
its configuration (with network connection, standalone, acting as a gateway, etc).
Do not change these items unless you are sure of what you are doing!
In the following item list, any item related to a PMC slot should be set up according to
the following values:
• 1 or 6 for MIDAS-220S
• 1 to 5 for MIDAS-250.
Note:
The mmon.ini file included in the software distribution is an example only! It should
never be uploaded to the MDR except in the case of recovery from catastrophic
failure. Even then its contents MUST be tailored to match the MDR unit for which it
is destined. Likewise, the
mdr.ini file included in the software distribution should be
regarded merely as a template. It only reflects one model of MDR and should be
tailored to your actual model before uploading. Again, this file should be uploaded
only if absolutely necessary (major upgrade, recovery from catastrophic failure, etc.)
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