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NIS Settings
The HP NAS VA 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.
NIS Requirements
If a master NIS server is to be used as the primary NIS method, the Master NIS server must be
located on the same subnet as the NIS client (your HP NAS VA).
If the Master NIS sever cannot be located on the same subnet as the client, a Slave NIS server
must be configured to work in conjunction with the Master NIS server in order to get proper client
NIS binding.
Please consult the HP -UX systems administrator guides and/or sam help for further information
on proper configuration and setup of a NIS network.
Enabling and Disabling NIS
To enable or disable NIS:
1. Using the NAS web interface, click the Configuration tab.
2. Navigate down the System Configuration tree to the Networking Settings > TCP/IP and
NIS.
3. Check Disable NIS or Enable NIS (Disable NIS is the default).
4. If you are enabling NIS, enter the NIS domain name in the NIS Domain Name field.
5. Click Apply.
6. Changes will take effect after rebooting your system. You can reboot now or after
making the manual changes listed below. You are not done with enabling or disabling
NIS until the nsswitch.conf file has been modified per the instructions below.
nsswitch.conf File Modification
Whenever NIS is enabled or disabled, the nsswitch.conf file must be modified to add to (for
enabling) or remove from (for disabling) NIS in the search order list of the Name Service Switch.
Follow the instructions below to complete enabling or disabling NIS.
Note: If you are setting up DNS, as well, you may want to review the DNS Initial Setup instructions in
the Domain Name Service (DNS) section of this manual and accomplish both NIS and DNS
initial setup at the same time.
1. Open a telnet session and type: sam A message pops up that describes the sam
command.
2. Hit enter to proceed.
3. From the list displayed, select Networking Communications.
4. From this list, select Name Service Switch. This will edit a file called nsswitch.conf
5. Hit the tab button to get to the File, View, Options, Actions selections at the top of the
screen.
6. Select Actions.
7. From the list displayed, select Choose Name Service Switch.
8. The remaining selections in this command are customer environment specific. Each