Format; Troubleshooting; A.1.5 Format - Teldat Atlas 250 Installation Manual

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• SMARTCARD-FLASH. The configuration is saved in both the Smart Card and the Flash. The console indic-
ates the devices where the configuration has been stored and through a warning text will show the devices where
recording has not been possible.
• SMARTCARD. The configuration is saved in the Smart Card.
• FLASH. The configuration is saved in the Flash memory.
Occasionally, you may wish to boot the Smart Card device independently of the active medium configured in the
device and you may want the Smart Card configuration to be automatically stored in Flash. In this way, in sub-
sequent device start-ups, this will boot with the configuration present in the Smart Card even if the card has been ex-
tracted (this could be useful for example to update the configuration in a device pool where you need to start from a
common base configuration). To do this, use micro-switch '5' (default configuration micro-switch) so that, provided
this is active (ON position), the following procedure will be executed:
(1) Firstly, the device will try to read a configuration titled 'STARTUP.CFZ from the Smart Card. If this is found, this
configuration is copied to the device Flash memory with ROUTER.CFG as name (configuration file device de-
fault name) and is marked as the active configuration file. If the device has a ROUTER.CFG configuration in the
Flash memory, this is stored as ROUTER.BAK. This is configured as "FLASH" independently of the configured
active medium.
(2) If this cannot be found, the device will search the Smart Card for a configuration with the default name of the
configuration file (ROUTER.CFZ). If this is found, it is marked as active and NOT copied to the Flash memory.
This is configured as "SMARTCARD-FLASH" independently of the configured active medium.
(3) In cases where neither of the above mentioned files is found, the device will search the Smart Card for any con-
figuration file (files with extension .cfz). If one is found, the device will boot with this configuration marking it as
the active configuration file. In the same way as the above case, the configuration will NOT be copied in the
Flash memory. This is configured as "SMARTCARD-FLASH" independently of the configured active medium.
(4) Finally, if the Smart Card is not available or none of the configuration files is found, then the device will boot with
the default configuration. The configured active medium is not modified.

A.1.5 Format

As with any logical support, the Smart Card must be formatted before it can be used. The Smart Card is already
formatted on leaving the factory. However, should it be necessary, the Atlas 250 has the means to do this.
In order to format a Smart Card, you can use the 'FILE FORMAT SMARTCARD' command in the configuration
menu. Please bear in mind that the formatting process destroys any information that is stored in the Smart Card.
Consequently, if you format a card containing valid information, it will not be possible to recover this.
You can also format a Smart Card from the BIOS management menus which are accessible on booting the device:
within the disk menu you will find the "format" command allowing you to format the card.
For further information on how to format your card, please contact you regular supplier or an authorized technical
service.
A.2 Troubleshooting
Below, you will find a table that will help you to solve problems during the installation of the device. If you cannot
solve the problem, please ask your distributor for additional information.
Symptom
None of the LEDs lights up on
the device
The S LED does not light up.
The local console does not re-
spond.
Atlas 250
Solution
Check the power supply to the device (power source, ON/OFF switch, main power
outlet).
Check that all the micro-switches are in the OFF position.
Check that you are using the correct console cable and that this is connected to
the device and the asynchronous terminal.
Check that the terminal has the correct port configured.
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