Specifications

Managing Load Hosts
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Upline Dumping
Introduction
The access server upline dumps its memory when:
• An unexpected failure occurs.
• You force a crash.
The access server always dumps to a load host with the protocol that was used for
its download. After an upline dump, the access server automatically reinitializes.
Reference
To send a dump file to your authorized service provider for evaluation, follow the
procedure described in the Cabletron Network Access Software Problem Solving
guide.
Upline Dumps with MOP Hosts
If the access server uses the MOP protocol, check the Dump Address field in the
display for the SHOW SERVER STATUS command. This 12-digit hexadecimal
number is the Ethernet address for the load host that received the most recent
upline dump.
If the dump host is running DECnet software, you can convert the Ethernet
address of the dump host to the DECnet node address of the dump host. A
formula for this conversion appears in the DECnet documentation for the
operating system of the dump host.
When you use the Add option of DSV$CONFIGURE, the command procedure
assigns a name for the access server dump file. When a dump occurs, MOP takes
the data and creates the dump file. If the access server dumps more than once,
MOP creates new versions of the file.
Upline Dumps with BOOTP/TFTP Hosts
Load hosts that use BOOTP and TFTP protocols store upline dumps in the file
that you created when you configured the load host.
Refer to the Cabletron Network Access Software Installation guide.