NOTE: The CIM extension looks for parameters in the cim.extension.parameters file whenever it starts, such as when it is started manually, or when the host is rebooted.
The
The CIM extension listens only on the NIC that has the IP address 192.168.2.2 on port 3456. The management server assumes the CIM extension is running on port 4673.
If you change the port number, you must make the management server aware of the new port number. See ”Adding a New Port Number to Discovery” on page 206.
Additional Parameters
The following table describes additional parameters that can be specified in the cim.extension.parameters file:
Table 14 Parameters for CIM Extensions
Parameter | Description |
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The CIM extension uses port 4673 by default. Use this | |
| command to change the port the CIM extension will access. |
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Use this command to configure the CIM extension to listen on | |
card> | a specific network card (NIC). You can also specify the port |
| you used. See ”Configuring the CIM Extension to Listen on a |
| |
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The user defined in this parameter must be a valid existing | |
| user for the host. Only the user needs to be defined. The user |
| name and password are provided from the management |
| server during discovery. The user does not need to have root |
| authority. A |
| multiple users. |
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The credentials defined by this parameter must match the | |
<username from the | values entered from the management server during discovery. |
management server> | They are not used as authentication on the host itself. |
:<password> |
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This parameter restricts the CIM extension to listen only to a | |
<ip address> | specific management server IP address. |
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