RSC/MP Installation and Configuration Guide

Configuring the RSC/MP Transport (Piccolo) Pipeman Section ([PIPEMAN])
NifList Option
The NifList option contains a list of network interface symbolic names, separated by
commas, that should be started automatically when Pipeman starts. For each NIF
name listed, there must be a corresponding network interface section [NIF-nifname] in
the Piccolo configuration file.
NIF sections not included in a NifList must be started manually using the PIPECP
START nifname command to be operable.
Multiple lists of NIFs to be started automatically may be supplied. These entries must
be identified as ―NifList‖, ―NifList1‖, ―NifList2‖, ―NifList3‖, ..., ―NifList31‖. When Piccolo is
started the Pipeman process searches the configuration file for each of these entries in
sequence, and stops when it fails to find one.
Each NifList entry can contain one NIF name or several, separated by commas. A
NifList entry might also list no NIFs (that is, no text to the right of the equals-sign); in
this case, Pipeman will continue with the next number in sequence.
NifList=nif1,nif2,nif3,nif4,nif5
NifList1=nif6,nif7,nif8,nif9,nif10
NifList2=
NifList3=nif11,nif12
NifList4=nif13
Note. You must not leave gaps in the numbering sequence of the NifList identifiers. For
example, in the sample above, you cannot omit the line containing ―NifList2‖ because Pipeman
would stop searching for additional NIFs to start up. Therefore, nif11, nif12, and nif13 would not
be automatically started when Pipeman starts.
The limit to the total number of NIFs is 32, regardless of how their names are divided
among the NifList configuration entries. While there is no explicit limit to the number of
NIFs that can be listed in one configuration entry, the configuration file reader limits the
total line length to 2048 characters, and the re might be additional, platform-specific
limitations that apply to the configuration file (for example, maximum line length of an
EDIT file on the NonStop platform). In addition, the combination of all NIFs in all the
NIF lists cannot exceed 2048 characters.
NifList[number]=[nifname , nifname... ]
nifname
The name of the NIF section must be the same name as used in the NifList. Any
NIF not in the NifList will have to be started manually using the PIPECP START
command.
Required: No
Default: None
Platforms: All
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