Starting And Stopping Data Collection; Retrieving Data From Command Port - Symmetricom 5120A Operation And Maintenance Manual

1. Enter:
control take
From now on the Local user will be told that a network user is in control when they attempt
operations that require it. The Local user will receive this message even after the Remote user
disconnects.
To yield Remote control of the test set:
1. Enter:
control yield

7.2.2 Starting and Stopping Data Collection

Using the Ethernet port and a Telnet-capable program, data collection can be started and stopped
remotely.
To start and stop data collection remotely:
1. Access the Command port.
See
for more information.
2. From the Command port Telnet session, enter:
start
This command requires Remote control of the test set (see
When the test set reaches the Collecting state phase difference begins to arrive on any
open data port connections (see
3. To stop data collection, enter:
stop
This is a good time to permit either Local or Remote use by others using the control
yield command (though control can be yielded at any time - see

7.2.3 Retrieving Data from Command Port

All the data sets presented by the graphical user interface are available on the command port. To
retrieve a data set use the show command followed by the data set name of interest.
To retrieve any data set on the command port:
1. Access the Command port (see
2. Start data collection if necessary (see
3. At the command prompt enter:
show <datasetname>
Where <datasetname> is one of those listed below.
The data sets returned contain the most recent data (unless they are paused). Running
the same show <datasetname> command at a later time will return the most recent
data set at that point in time.
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