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Chapter C2 Configuration Parameters
The configuration parameters define the operating characteristics for a given Model 5390 server.
There are three ways in which you can configure and manage these parameters:
• The host-based na utility sends requests to the Model 5390 server to read, set, reset, show, or
copy configuration parameters (see
na Commands
starting on page C1-1 for more details).
• The CLI admin command is a counterpart of na that runs locally on the Model 5390 server.
• The SNMP agent included in the Annex software provides MIB objects that can be read and
set by a standard SNMP management station; these MIB objects correspond to the configuration
parameters (see Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) starting on page B2-1 for more
details).
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Parameter Conventions.
• Parameter Descriptions.
Parameter Conventions
This section describes the conventions for entering parameter values and returning those values to
the supplied defaults.
Entering Parameter Values
The conventions for entering parameter values depend on the type of information the parameter
defines.
• For parameters requiring an IP address, specify the address in dotted-decimal notation as a
decimal number (from 0 to 255), a hexadecimal number, or a combination of both:
192.9.200.100, 0xC0.0x9.0xC8.0x64, or 192.9.200.0x64.
• For parameters requiring a yes/no input, use either Y or N. These parameters are not case
sensitive.
• For parameters that define passwords, the na/admin command show displays only “<set>” or
“<unset>”; it never displays the values entered for the parameters. If you forget a password