Table 20 Parameters for CIM Extensions (continued)

Parameter

Description

 

 

-on <ip address of NIC

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

 

Specific Network Card” on page 255.

 

 

-user

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 but the user must have the following system and

 

process privileges: CMKRNL, SYSPRV and SYSLCK. A

 

colon-separated list can be used to specify multiple users.

 

 

-credentials

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>

 

-mgmtServerIP

Restricts the CIM extension to listen only to a specific

<ip address>

management server IP address.

Finding the Version of a CIM Extension

To find the version number of a CIM extension:

1.Go to SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.tools] by entering the following command:

SET DEF SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.tools]

2.Enter the following at the command prompt:

$ @start -version

The version number is displayed.

Combining Start Commands

You can combine the -usersand -portcommands as follows:

SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.TOOLS]START -users myname -port 1234

or

SYS$COMMON:[OPT.APPQCIME.TOOLS]START -port 1234 -users myname

where

•myname is the user name that must be used to discover this OpenVMS host

•1234 is the new port.

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