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Chapter 1 mcc software, Configuration problems, Problems adding or viewing consoles – Visara Master Console Center Troubleshooting Guide User Manual

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Troubleshooting Guide

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Chapter 1 MCC Software

Configuration Problems

Description Possible

Cause(s)

Resolution

MCC fails configuration

checker program
(CFGCHK).

Incorrect configuration

file (.cfg) entry.

Correct the appropriate

line(s) in the .cfg file as
indicated by CFGCHK.

See the Administration

Guide.

Problems Adding or Viewing Consoles

Description Possible

Cause(s)

Resolution

Console name does not

appear in Console
Selection window.

Error in system.cfg file

entry for the affected
console.

Run the configuration

checker program CFGCHK
(see the Administration

Guide).

Security for the console is

set to "none".

Set the console to VIEW

or UPDATE in Security
(see the Administration

Guide).

Console icon is red in

Console Selection window.

Bad or disconnected cable

from the MCC to the
console port.

Check cable is connected.

Try a different (known
working) cable.

Bad console cable adaptor

or pinout configuration.

Try a different known

working adaptor, or change

pinout configuration.

Network is unreachable.

Bad network cable, or IP
address.

Console icon is yellow.

ConsoleManager daemon
(gwebusmgrd) is not

running.

Start the Console
Manager daemon and

ensure it stays running.

The console is referenced,

but not correctly defined
in the system.cfg file.

See Configuration

Problems above.

Console icon is green and

no data is on the screen.

For 3270 consoles, console

is not varied to "console".

Vary the console port

"offline" and then back to

"console".