fddisetup(1M) — Series 800 Only

NAME

fddisetup − initialize and connect all system FDDI network interfaces

SYNOPSIS

/etc/fddisetup

DESCRIPTION

fddisetup:

• Scans the kernel I/O system data structures for all FDDI interface cards installed on the system. It invokes fddiinit with default parameters for every FDDI interface card found (see fddiinit(1M)).

• The fddisetup command must be present in the /etc/netlinkrc file and the /etc/powerfail file. The entry in the /etc/netlinkrc file must be present before any ifconfig commands. It is invoked at system start-up to download all FDDI cards in the system before IP addresses are assigned. The entry in the /etc/powerfail(1M) file must be present after the /etc/dasetup entry. It is invoked when the system recovers from a power-failure condition to reinitialize the FDDI interface cards.

• It can also be invoked manually. However, this is not recommended as it reinitializes all FDDI interface cards present on the system. When it is necessary to reinitialize and reconnect a specific interface, use fddiinit interactively.

Command-Line Arguments

fddisetup does not support any options or arguments.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, fddisetup returns 0; otherwise, it returns 1.

ERRORS

If fddisetup fails, the firmware may be downloaded on some FDDI cards on the system and not on others. If this happens, use lanscan to determine which FDDI interface cards have been downloaded properly and which ones were not (see lanscan(1M)). lanscan shows an UP hardware state for cards that have been downloaded properly. Use fddiinit interactively to manually download FDDI interface cards.

The error message fddisetup: Can’t read I/O configuration indicates an access permissions problem. Log in as super-user and try the command again.

fddisetup can also produce error messages returned by the fddiinit command (see fddiinit(1M)).

AUTHOR

fddisetup was developed by HP.

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