HP-UX

NAME

/usr/pil/etc/vxi[lu]/names.cf − This is one of several configuration files used by the ivxirm program. 

DESCRIPTION

Names.cf

This database contains a list of symbolic names to assign VXI devices that have been configured.  This information is used for printing out information on the devices, and for use in diagnostics tools. 

The format of this file is as follows:

<name>    type    <man_id>    <model>
or:
<name>    slot    <slot #>
or:
<name>    logaddr    <logical_address>

All fields are <tab> seperated.  The man_id, model, slot#, and logical_addr fields can be expressed in either decimal, hex, or binary. 

For each line, the list of instruments is scanned from lowest logical address to greatest logical address trying to find an unnamed instrument that matches the criteria specified.  When one is found, the instrument is assigned the name specified.  This algorithm allows naming multiple instruments that match by listing them in this file from lowest logical address to greatest logical address.  For instance, lets assume that there are two devices in slot 0, one at logaddr 5, and one at logaddr 128.  Then the following lines:

dev1    slot    0
dev2    slot    0

will assign the device at logaddr 5 the name "dev1" and the device at logaddr 128 the name "dev2".  The same technique works for specifying devices with a given man_id and model. 

SEE ALSO

ivxirm(1m)

AUTHOR

names.cf was developed by HP. 
 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  May 05, 1994