User`s manual

DT-6061 User's Manual - Platform (Build 16.0)
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6.18 RESET AN APPLICATION PASSWORD
Syntax: rstapp <instance>
Each application instance is allowed to have its own user changeable password for configuration
purposes. In the event that the password is lost, it may be necessary to reset this password back
to the initial value. Normally, this could be done by deleting the application instance and re-
installing one of the same type. However, that approach would also delete all configuration of that
application instance, and would be disruptive to the operation of the components served by the
application instance. The rstapp command resets the application instance password by deleting
its password file. This resets the password back to the value initial.
The <instance> is the application instance for which the password is to be reset. The instance
must be removed and restored to service for the password change to take effect.
6.19 MANAGE LIST OF COMPANION DT PRODUCTS
Syntax: dtproduct: add|del <ipaddr> [<ipaddr> ...]
vfy dtproduct
In this version of the platform software, coupled with newer software versions of DT-6061
applications and other Datatek products, TCP connection breakage is detected automatically.
The dtproduct command is no longer necessary when the user's network is running newer
software versions.
The dtproduct add command adds the given IP addresses to a list of network elements to be
treated specially whenever the DT-6061 reboots (or, in the case of a redundant DT-6061, when
switchover between active and standby occurs). The special treatment accelerates the
reestablishment of TCP connections between applications on the DT-6061 and those network
elements. Only Datatek-manufactured IP-based network elements, such as the DT-4000 and the
UMI, are able to respond to this acceleration treatment. IP addresses are deleted from this list by
dtproduct del.
Under various conditions of equipment and network outage, it can sometimes take time (minutes)
for IP connections to close and reconnect. This special acceleration helps reduce downtime for
those connections between a rebooting DT-6061 and other Datatek products. To enable the DT-
6061 to use this feature, the user uses the optional dtproduct command to build a list of IP
addresses for which this feature is to be used. Properly configured, this feature helps reestablish
the connections between a DT-6061 and other Datatek network elements very quickly after a DT-
6061 is rebooted. Non-Datatek equipment will not respond to this treatment.
The dtproduct list may be viewed with the vfy dtproduct command.
Note: This is an optional configuration to improve performance and reliability after network
equipment outages, and is not required for correct functionality.
Here are some guidelines to decide when to use the dtproduct command with older
software versions of these products:
! If any application on the DT-6061 has been configured to originate calls to a DT-4000 or UMI
with IP address 'A', then it is beneficial to add 'A' to the dtproduct configuration.
! If a DT-4000 or UMI with IP address 'B' has been configured to originate calls to this DT-
6061, then it is beneficial to add 'B' to the dtproduct configuration for this DT-6061.
! If a DT-4000 or UMI at address 'C' has been permanently removed from the network or no
longer has connections configured with this DT-6061, it is beneficial to delete 'C' from the
dtproduct configuration of this DT-6061.