Configuring NIS servers
Before using NIS, it is necessary to enable NIS for the server.
To enable NIS, navigate to Network Configuration > NIS/LDAP Configuration and click Enable NIS.
The current NIS configuration settings appear as shown in the following example:
This page contains the following options:
- Modify - this option enables the Administrator to change the NIS configuration settings
- Add - this option enables the Administrator to add a new NIS server
- Delete - this option enables the Administrator to remove an existing NIS server
- Switch to using LDAP - this option enables LDAP mode and displays the LDAP configuration settings
- Disable NIS and LDAP - this option disables NIS and LDAP
CLI commands
The following commands are available:
- nis-ldap-mode - this command selects whether the server uses LDAP or NIS servers to satisfy NIS queries
- nis-state - this command enables and disables the NIS client
- nis-show - this command displays the current NIS client settings
- nis-set - this command displays and sets the NIS client parameters
- nis-server - this command displays and sets the servers which are available for the NIS client to contact
Modifying NIS servers
Navigate to Network Configuration > NIS/LDAP Configuration.
Click modify.
Modify the settings as described in the table below.
Field / Item Description EVS Security Context
This field displays the currently selected EVS security context. Changes to the name services on this page apply only to the currently selected EVS security context.
If an EVS uses the Global Configuration, any change made to the global configuration settings affects the EVS. If an EVS uses an individual security context, changes made to the global configuration settings do not affect the EVS.
To change the name services settings of an EVS using an individual security context, you must select the EVS' individual security context, even if those settings are the same as the settings used by the global security context.
Click change to select a different EVS security context or to select the global configuration.
Domain Enter the name of the NIS domain for which the system is a client. Rebind This field requires the frequency of the server's attempts to connect to its configured NIS servers. The default value is 15 minutes.
Timeout This field requires the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for a response from an NIS server when checking the Domain for servers. The default value is 300 milliseconds.
Broadcast For Servers
If selected, this field enables the server to discover the available NIS servers on the network. The servers must be in the same NIS domain and present on the server’s network.
Click apply.
Adding NIS servers
Navigate to Network Configuration > NIS/LDAP Configuration.
Click add.
Modify the settings as described in the table below.
Field / Item Description Server IP address Enter the IP address of the new NIS server which can satisfy NIS queries. Priority Enter the priority level for the selected NIS server (lowest value is highest priority). If the NIS domain contains multiple servers, the system attempts to bind to the server with the highest priority level whenever it performs a rebind check.
NoteServers discovered by broadcast do not have a priority. If the Administrator assigns a priority after clicking the details button, the NIS server type becomes “User Defined”. User Defined NIS servers are prioritized before servers discovered through broadcast.The options are:
- low (3)
- medium (2)
- high (1)
Click OK.
Deleting NIS servers
Navigate to Network Configuration > NIS/LDAP Configuration.
Select a server to delete.
Click delete.