Tripp Lite B092-016 - Chapter 14: Command Line Configuration; Accessing config from the command line

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Chapter 14: Command Line Configuration
ForthosewhoprefertoconguretheirConsoleServerattheLinuxcommandlinelevel(ratherthanuseabrowserandthe
ManagementConsole),thischapterdescribesusingcommandlineaccessandtheconfig tool to manage the Console Server
and configure the ports etc.
This config documentation in this chapter walks thru command line configuration to deliver the functions provided otherwise
usingtheManagementConsoleGUI.
For advanced and custom configurations and for details using other tools and commands refer to the next chapter
Whendisplayingacommand,theconventionusedintherestofthischapteristousesinglequotes('')foruserdenedvalues
(e.g.descriptionsandnames).Elementvalueswithoutsinglequotesmustbetypedexactlyasshown.
After the initial section on accessing the config command the menu items in this document follow the same structure as the
menuitemsinthewebGUI.
14.1 Accessing config from the command line
The Console Server runs a standard Linux kernel and embeds a suite of open source applications. So if you do not want to
useabrowserandtheManagementConsoletools,youarefreetoconguretheConsoleServerandtomanageconnected
devices from the command line using standard Linux and Busybox commands and applications such as ifconfig, gettyd, stty,
powerman, nut etc. However without care these configurations may not withstand a power-cycle-reset or reconfigure.
So Tripp Lite provides a number of custom command line utilities and scripts to make it simple to configure the Console Server
andensurethechangesarestoredintheConsoleServer'sashmemoryetc.
In particular the config utility allows manipulation of the system configuration from the command line. With config a new
congurationcanbeactivatedbyrunningtherelevantcongurator,whichperformstheactionnecessarytomakethe
configuration changes live.
To access config from the command line:
• PoweruptheConsoleServerandconnectthe“terminal”device:
 o Ifyouareconnectingusingtheserialline,plugaserialcablebetweentheConsoleServerlocalDB-9consoleport
  andterminaldevice.Conguretheserialconnectionoftheterminaldeviceyouareusingto115200bps,8data
  bits,noparityandonestopbit
 o IfyouareconnectingovertheLANthenyouwillneedtointerconnecttheEthernetportsanddirectyourterminal
  emulatorprogramtotheIPaddressoftheConsoleServer(192.168.0.1bydefault)
• LogontotheConsoleServerbypressing‘return’afewtimes.TheConsoleServerwillrequestausernameandpassword.
Enter the username root and the password default.Youshouldnowseethecommandlinepromptwhichisahash(#)
This chapter is not intended to teach you Linux. We assume you already have a certain level of
understanding before you execute Linux kernel level commands.