Finisar Surveyor manual NIS-to-Name Table Conversion Utility, NIS2NAM output-name-table

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NIS-to-Name Table Conversion Utility

NIS-to-Name Table Conversion Utility

The NIS2NAM.SH utility converts an NIS name table on a UNIX system to the name table format used by Surveyor. It provides a method of creating a Surveyor name table with addresses and associated symbolic names without having to re- enter information.

NIS2NAM.SH is installed in the ...\scripts directory. It is a UNIX shell script, designed to run under a Bourne shell. To use the conversion utility, copy the NIS2NAM.SH file to a UNIX system as a text file. The UNIX system must have NIS running for the utility to produce the new name table for use with Surveyor.

To execute the command on the UNIX system, type:

NIS2NAM <output-name-table>

<output-name-table>is the name you select for the new Surveyor name table. The UNIX system is searched for the NIS name table. If no NIS name table exists, the utility returns an error message. Once the new name table is created, copy it as a text file to the directory where Surveyor is installed on your Windows system.

Note

The name table automatically loaded by Surveyor is hosts.nam. If you use another name for your converted name table, you will need to load the name table before performing other Surveyor functions.

The default name table loaded by Surveyor may be changed. Change the Name Table= parameter in the surveyor.ini file to set a new default name table file.

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