Overview… port configuration files

 

The file format used by the XenaManager for storing port configurations on the client is actually identical to the syntax used for scripting.

 

There is a simple line of ASCII text for each parameter, and they can be viewed in a normal editor:

 

Xena fileport Port configuration files

 

The files can even be edited, and as long they conform to the scripting syntax they will be accepted by the tester. 

 

 

The XenaManager itself does not inspect or check the content of the configuration files; they are passed transparently to and from the tester.

 

Port configuration files are not tied to any particular port, and can therefore be loaded into any port on any chassis.

 

However, each parameter of the configuration should be valid for the port it is being loaded into. Otherwise it will be flagged by the XenaManager:

 

Xena loadport Port configuration files

 

In the above case it is quite harmless: a configuration was saved from a 10/100/1000 Mbps electrical port, and then loaded for a 100 Mbps optical port. The speed selection does not carry over in this case, but the rest of the configuration is accepted.

 

 

There is a similar file format for saving the configuration of all the ports of a test case to a single file.

 

Saving and loading

Test cases

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Port configuration files