Configuring the CIM Extension to Listen on a Specific Network Card

Follow these steps to configure the CIM Extension to listen on a specific network card (NIC):

1.Go to the [Installation_Directory]/conf directory.

2.Open the cim.extension.parameters file in a text editor, and enter the following line:

-on 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1

NOTE: If you want to configure the CIM extension to listen on multiple NICs, use a comma to separate multiple addresses.

3.Save the file.

4.Restart the CIM extension for your changes to take effect.

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 -on parameter may include a port specification. In that case, the CIM extension listens on the indicated port of the indicated NIC, rather than the default port, for example:

-on192.168.2.2:3456

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 276.

Additional Parameters

The following table describes additional parameters that can be specified in the cim.extension.parameters file:

Table 22 Parameters for CIM Extensions

Parameter

Description

 

 

-port <new port>

The CIM extension uses port 4673 by default. Use this

 

command to change the port the CIM extension will access.

 

See ”Changing the Port Number” on page 276.

 

 

-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 276.

 

 

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