System information

Introduction 55

Tasks for Configuring IP Addresses

See “OnBoard-specific Tasks for Configuring New Devices” on page 346.

Example and Demo Scripts and Application

Notes

The following helps are available for OnBoard administrators:

• Configuration example scripts in /libexec/example_scripts

• Demo scripts in/libexec/demo_scripts

• Application notes in /usr/share/docs/OnBoard/

Application_Notes with future updates to be posted at http://

www.cyclades.com/support/downloads.php under the

product name “AlterPath OnBoard.”

Data Buffering on the OnBoard

When data buffering is configured, data is stored in logs under /var/log/

console/devicename.log. The logs are rotated frequently so that the

storage capacity of the OnBoard flash memory is not exceeded.

An OnBoard administrator can configure a default for buffering of data from

device console sessions and then configure each device to use the default or

not

. The administrator may also manually modify the /etc/

conserver.cf

file to change the variable LOGDIR=/var/log/

console

to point to another data storage location. Administrators can set

up storage either in local files on the OnBoard’s resident flash memory, on the

hard disk of an external server, or on a PCMCIA flash memory card.

An administrator can configure data buffering either by using the Web

Manager or by using the cycli utility as described in the following sections:

• “Configuring Devices” on page 197

• “onboard global default databuf” on page 333

• “onboard server” on page 334