Note: You only need to use this table if you want to customize ALOM for your installation.
To customize ALOM, you use the configuration variables. There are two ways to set up the configuration variables for ALOM:
Print this section and use the table to record your inputs. This table can also serve as your record of the host server configuration in case you need to reinstall the server software or modify the ALOM settings.
Make sure that your terminal device is connected to ALOM before you customize the ALOM software. Refer to your host server's documentation to find the location of the serial and Ethernet connections for ALOM.
Function | Value/Response | Configuration Variable | Default Variable |
How do you want to control network configuration? | |||
IP (Internet Protocol) address for ALOM | netsc_ipaddr | 0.0.0.0 | |
IP address for the subnet mask | netsc_ipnetmask | 255.255.255.0 | |
IP address for the default gateway to use when the destination is not on the same subnet as ALOM | netsc_ipgateway | 0.0.0.0 | |
Do you want ALOM to send alerts by email? Email address(es) to use for sending alerts |
mgt_mailalert | [ ] The default has no email addresses configured. |
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IP address for your SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mail server (maximum of two mail servers supported) | mgt_mailhost |
Note: You can set up user accounts manually, but not by using the setupsc script.
About ALOM configuration variables