Changes to the Program Arguments

MIM Database Master Program

The following denotes the MIM Database master program: “xmim_server” changes:

  • The –M switch will stop the server from registering with the portmapper (or rpcbind). When operating on a well known port, this is not necessary in the server protocol.

  • The –I switch will cause the server to respond with the IP address of the adapter for slave dispatches instead of the host name. This allows the server to operate free of name service or DNS.

  • The –p flag will interpret port numbers above 128 as well known port assignments. Legal values begin at 1056 and must be a multiple of 32. For example, the following port numbers are suggested: 8800, 8128, 8192, or 9600.

MIM Database Slave Program

The following denotes the MIM Database slave program: “xmim_slave_server” changes:

  • The –M switch will stop the slave server from registering with the portmapper (or rpcbind).

  • The –n flag will interpret port numbers above 128 as well known port assignments. Legal values begin at 1056 and must be a multiple of 32. This number will match the xmim_server –p flag in operation.