42 Chapter 2
Configuration management
xconfig
xconfig
xconfig is the graphical tool that can also modify the parameters
initialized by POST to reconfigure a node.
The graphical interface allows the user to see the configuration state.
Also the names are consistent with the hardware names, since individual
configuration parameters are hidden to the user. The drawback of
xconfig is that it can not be used as a part of script-based tests, nor can
it be used for remote debug.
xconfig is started from a shell. Information on node 0 is read and
interpreted to form the starting X-windows display shown in Figure 24.
The xconfig window appears on the system indicated by the
environmental variable $DISPLAY. This may be overridden, however, by
using the following command:
% xconfig -display system_name:0.0
The xconfig window has two display views: one shows each component as
a physical location in the server, the other shows them as logical names.
Figure 24 and Figure 25 show the window in each view, respectively. To
switch between view, click on the Help button in menu bar and then click
the Change names option. See “Menu bar” on page 45.
