Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and Management Manual (H06.16+, J06.05+)

prov(1p)
NAME
prov -- execute a program under the context of a provider’s network stack
SYNOPSIS
CLIMCMD {clim-name|ip-address} prov {prov-name} {command}
[arg1..argN]
prov Description
CLIMs utilize multiple independent network stacks, or “providers.” At any time, a CLIM can have
some of the following providers:
%DEFAULT
The reserved network stack that is used for all data communications on CLIMs configured in
SCF with the MULTIPROV attribute set to OFF.
%MPROV
A reserved network stack used to service the optional maintenance provider configurable on
the preconfigured SCF CLIM object.
%MAINT
A reserved network stack used to host CLIM manageability processes that provide services to
the preconfigured maintenance LAN.
provName
Provider objects registered with the “climconfig prov –add prov-name” command, on CLIMs
configured in SCF with the MULTIPROV attribute set to ON.
PARAMETERS
prov-name
Provider name.
command
The command to be executed in the provider specified by prov-name.
arg1..argN
Optional arguments to the command.
ERROR MESSAGES
The specified provider does not exist.
CONSIDERATIONS
When logged into an interactive shell on the CLIM, commands that are network-sensitive will use
the services of the currently active provider, and so only have access to the network configuration
and devices that are in use by that provider.
To select a different provider, the command must instead be run using the prov command, which
runs the program under the network stack context of the selected provider.
Commands that are invoked from NSK, through CLIMCMD, allow the provider to be selected in
CLIMCMD syntax, and do not require the “prov” command to be invoked.
Only programs that utilize the network stack require the prov command to be used. These programs
include:
- arp
- ethtool
- hplog
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