List of Device Configuration Commands

This section lists the high-level device configuration commands with a brief description.

Item Description
chdev Changes a device's characteristics.
lsdev Displays devices in the system and their characteristics.
mkdev Adds a device to the system.
rmdev Removes a device from the system.
lsattr Displays attribute characteristics and possible values of attributes for devices in the system.
lsconn Displays the connections a given device, or kind of device, can accept.
lsparent Displays the possible parent devices that accept a specified connection type or device.
cfgmgr Configures devices by running the programs specified in the Configuration Rules (Config_Rules) object class.

Associated commands are:

Item Description
bootlist Alters the list of boot devices seen by ROS when the machine boots.
lscfg Displays diagnostic information about a device.
restbase Reads the base customized information from the boot image and restores it into the Device Configuration database used during system boot phase 1.
savebase Saves information about base customized devices in the Device Configuration Database onto the boot device.