Appendix E System Configuration (Syscfg) - Symmetricom ATS-6511A User Manual

Appendix E System Configuration (syscfg)

This system configuration (syscfg) is a method of documenting the system (ATS-65XX)
series devices and having the unit alert the operator when the system settings differ from
the configuration file either by card or by port settings. Once set up and enabled the
system will alert the operator if someone puts a card in the wrong slot, installs a card that
does not belong in the chassis and if a port setting is incorrect (i.e PPS and IRIG).
The factory settings are in /usr/tsc/syscfg/syscfg_default.py. These are the typical factory
settings and the file is set up in the configuration the unit is shipped in. This file is used if
the /mod/tsc/syscfg/localcfg.py file is not present. If the localcfg.py file is present the
system will use the contents of that file.
local.py file only.
Some examples are provided below for both the cards and the output ports. Users that
change the chassis configuration from that provided by the factory will need to modify
these files for the system to monitor the set up and report the correct errors.
File Header:
Most of the header is coments; the important part of the header file is in BOLD below.
#
# For a particular card type: telnet <ip-address> 1900 | grep <slots:SlotNumber#>
# This will tell you the avaiable imformation that a slot type is outputting
# Hopefully this helps in setting up the ExpectedValues of a card
#
# ExpectedValues is a list
ExpectedValues = [ ExpectedValues = [
ExpectedValues = [ ExpectedValues = [
Card Settings:
There may be a setting for each slot in the chassis. If the slot is blank the section for that
slot is typically removed from the file. Note that the "," separating each slot is important.
# Check for correct type of module in each slot
{
"address": "status:hardware:outputs:slots:1:type",
"expectedValue": "4394A", #tsc4373 is the same as a 4394
"errorMsg": "Incorrect module in slot 1, should be 4394A"
},
If an operator puts the incorrect card type in slot 1 as shown above the error message
defined will be in the alarm/alarms/status syscfg:errors. Each slot can have a card
assigned, if the card slot is blank do not create a rule for that slot.
It is recommended that users modify the
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Port 1900 Field
Nominal Value
User defined Message