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How to edit files on StorEdge 6120

Sometimes you need to edit files on StorEdge 6120, like /etc/hosts and /etc/syslog.conf
This can not be done directly on the 6120, so check the steps below:

1. FTP to the 6120

> ftp my-6120
Connected to my-6120
220 192.168.19.64 pSOSystem FTP server (@(#)(#)pVER IA/MIPS, Version 3.1.0, Built on 12/03/1999) ready.
Name : root
331 Password required for root.
Password:
230 User root logged in.
Remote system type is pSOSytem.
ftp> ls  ---------> list files 
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for .
BITMAP.SYS
FLIST.SYS
etc
cmdlog
syslog
web
t4l3_327.bin
t4l2_327.bin
lpc14_7.23.bin
226 Transfer complete.
117 bytes received in 0.0003 seconds (379.80 Kbytes/s)
ftp> cd etc  -----------> go to /etc/ directory 
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls  -----------> list files 
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for .
bat.conf
zoneinfo
hosts
syslog.conf  ------------> let's edit this one 
226 Transfer complete.
40 bytes received in 0.00015 seconds (256.43 Kbytes/s)

2. Get required file, like syslog.conf

ftp> get syslog.conf  ------------> get the file 
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for syslog.conf (225 bytes)
226 Transfer complete.
local: syslog.conf remote: syslog.conf
238 bytes received in 0.0031 seconds (75.57 Kbytes/s)

3. Edit file on the host from where you had ftp-ed to the 6120

4. Put file back to the 6120

ftp> put syslog.conf  ------------> return the new file to 6120 
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for syslog.conf
226 Transfer complete.
local: syslog.conf remote: syslog.conf
239 bytes sent in 0.024 seconds (9.65 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.

5. Go to the 6120 (telnet/console access) and make syslogd to re-read /etc/syslog.conf with command: set logto * Also check the file looks how you want it to look.

> telnet my-6120
Trying 192.168.x.x
Connected to my-6120
Escape character is '^]'.

Login: root
Password:

6120 Release 3.2.7 Fri Jun 22 04:48:44 MDT 2007 (192.168.19.64)
Copyright (C) 1997-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

>set  ------------> see values that exist now 
bootmode  auto
bootdelay 3
ip        192.168.19.64
netmask   255.255.255.128
gateway   192.168.19.1
tftphost  0.0.0.0
tftpfile
hostname  my-6120
timezone  :America/Los_Angeles
logto     *
loglevel  3
rarp      off
mac       00:03:ba:cc:c7:38

>set logto *  ------------> make syslogd to re-read config file  
>cd etc
>ls
bat.conf        hosts           syslog.conf     zoneinfo
>cat syslog.conf  ------------> verify the file  
# syslog.conf
# facility.level action
# messages to local syslog file
*.notice        /syslog
# messages to syslogd on another host
#*.notice       @loghost  ------------> I commented this line 
# messages sent as SNMP traps
# *.warn        |snmp_trap saturn
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