User guide

Chapter 4: Configuring the Cyclades CS Console Server in Wizard Mode 25
The following table provides description for each field whether local or remote destination
is selected.
To configure data buffering:
1. Select Step 4: Data Buffering.
2. Click the Enable Data Buffering checkbox. The Destination pull-down menu appears.
3. Select a location for the data files from the Destination pull-down menu (either Local or
Remote). Additional pull-down menus and fields appear, depending on which destination
is selected.
4. When the destination is local, perform the following steps.
a. From the Mode pull-down menu, select Circular or Linear data buffering.
b. Type a file size in bytes into the File Size (Bytes) field. The file size should be greater
than zero.
5. When the destination is Remote, perform the following steps.
a. In the NFS File Path field, enter the pathname for the mount point of the directory where
data buffer file is to be stored. For example, if the mount point directory’s pathname is /
var/adm/ccslogs, enter
/var/adm/ccslogs in the field.
NOTE: The NFS server must already be configured with the mount point shared (exported) and the shared
directory from the NFS server must be mounted on the console server.
b. To cause a timestamp to be saved with the data in the data buffer file, enable the Record
the timestamp in the data buffering file.
Table 4.2: Wizard - Data Buffering Field Names and Definitions
Field name Definition
Destination Where the buffer files should be stored. Local, for example, Flash or Remote on
a server.
Mode For Local Destination - Select Linear for sequential files or Circular for non-
sequential format.
Local data buffering stores data in circular or linear mode. In circular mode, data is
written into the specified local data file until the upper limit on the file size is
reached; then the data is overwritten starting from the top of the file as additional
data comes in. Circular buffering requires the administrator to set up processes to
examine the data during the timeframe before the data is overwritten by new data.
File Size (Bytes) For Local Destination - Sets the value for this field to be greater than zero.
Record the timestamp If enabled, the system inserts a timestamp in the buffer.
NFS File Path For Remote Destination - Includes the path where the data buffer file should
be stored.
Show Menu Defines the options you wish to show in the menu of the buffer file.