# Creating board keyword files

A board keyword file contains a list of parameters and values used to configure a board. One board keyword file is assigned to each board. When oamsys runs, it creates a record for each board in the NMS OAM database.

NMS ISDN and Natural Access install a set of example board keyword files. To create a board keyword file for your setup, edit the appropriate example file installed on the system:

Operating system | Example file location
Windows | \nms\ag\cfg\*.cfg \nms\cg\cfg\*.cfg
UNIX | /opt/nms/ag/cfg/*.cfg /opt/nms/cg/cfg/*.cfg

The sample board keyword files are named yyy gi xzz pi.cfg (except for BRI and NFAS configurations), where:

- y is the board family (a if an AG board, c if a CG board, c61 if a CG 6100C board, c65 if a CG 6500C board)

- x is the board type (4 if an AG 4000 board, 6 if a CG 6000 board)

- zz is the line type (e1 or t1)

The following table lists some of the sample board keyword files:

File name | For use with...
--- | ---
agi4e1pi.cfg | AG 4000 E1 and AG 4040 E1
agi4t1pi.cfg | AG 4000 T1 and AG 4040 T1
cgi6e1.cfg | CG 6000 E1
cgi6t1.cfg | CG 6000 T1
aginfas.cfg | NFAS support for all AG T1 boards
cginfas.cfg | NFAS support for all CG T1 boards
agpi2bri.cfg | AG 2000-BRI

You can use the same board keyword file for multiple boards if the boards' configurations are identical (for example, both are CG 6000C T1 boards).

Sample board keyword files for the CG 6100C board and the CG 6500C board start with c61... and c65..., respectively.

For more information about board keyword files, refer to the NMS OAM System User's Manual.