
Command Reference
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HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Command Reference
Network Settings
Domain Name Service (DNS) Settings
Domain Name Servers convert system names that people can remember (such as
nas8000.fc.hp.com) to IP addresses (such as 123.45.67.89) that are used by packet-routing
software.
The following commands can be used to enter and edit DNS information.
getNetworkDnsDomainName
Returns the DNS domain name.
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outParam[0] = DNS domain name
setNetworkDnsDomainName
Sets the DNS domain name. The HP NAS 8000 can belong to only one domain.
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inParam[0] = DNS domain name
getNetworkDnsAddressList
Returns the list of DNS addresses associate with the HP NAS 8000.
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outParam[0:N] = DNS address list
setNetworkDnsAddressList
Up to three DNS Server Addresses can be specified. These should be entered in the
appropriate search order. In other words, enter the IP address of the Primary DNS first
followed by the IP address of the secondary DNS and so on until all of your Domain Name
Servers have been identified.
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inParam[0:N] = DNS address list
Values must be separated by spaces, for example:
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%setNetworkDnsAddressList 10.1.1.1 10.1.1.2 10.1.1.3
Network Host Settings
getNetworkHostName
Returns the network host name.
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outParam[0] = Host name
setNetworkHostName
Sets the network host name. If the full host name is nas8000.fc.hp.com, then nas8000 is the
host name and fc.hp.com is the domain name.
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inParam[1] = Host name
Network NIS Settings
The HP NAS 8000 supports Network Information System (NIS). NIS maintains a central
database of names and locations of resources on a network. NIS was formerly known as
Yellow Pages. To enable or disable NIS, use the following commands.