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Diffstat (limited to 'man/router.db.5')
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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man/router.db.5 b/man/router.db.5 index b51153b..873497b 100644 --- a/man/router.db.5 +++ b/man/router.db.5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ One device is listed per-line, where the syntax is: .PP .in +1i .nf -<device_name>:<device_type>:<state>[:] +<device_name>:<device_type>:<state>[:][comments] .fi .in -1i .PP @@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ Domain Name) works best, as in the example above. The type of device from the set: .RS 8n .TP +.B alteon +A Alteon WebOS switches. +.TP .B cat5 A cisco catalyst switch (ie: running the catalyst OS, not IOS). .TP @@ -71,9 +74,30 @@ A Redback router, NAS, etc. .\" .TP .B <state> -The state is either "up" or "down". If the device is marked "down", the -device's -configuration will not be collected. +The state is either "up", or some other arbitrary value, e.g. "down". +If the device is not marked "up" the device's configuration will not be +collected. +It is highly recommended that comments are made for +any router not listed as up, so as to indicate the +reason a router is not to be polled, e.g.: +.TP +.PP +dial1.paris:cisco:up: +core1.paris:cisco:down:in testing until 5/5/2001. +core2.paris:cisco:ticketed:Ticket 6054234, 5/3/2001 +border1.paris:juniper:up: +.TP +.PP +Please see the script "downreport" in util/ for a +daily report of routers in router.db that aren't +marked "up". +.PP +.TP +.B [comments] +.TP +.PP +Freeform string to describe the current state of +the router. .PP A ``#'' at the begining of a line is a comment; the entire line is ignored. |