Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 9
HP WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server
Preparing HP e3000 for Network Access
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Preparing HP e3000 for Network Access
Before an HP e3000 can act as a web server, it must be available for network access via TCP/IP.
• Configure TCP/IP on the system.
• Have a domain name associated with the system’s IP address.
Apache communicates on the network using the HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, which in turn, uses
TCP/IP. NS Transport (the TCP/IP transport subsystem) is configured on the HP e3000 using NMMGR. In
NMMGR, configure the system’s IP address and subnet mask in screen NEXTPORT.NI.NIname.PROTOCOL.IP.
TCP should be configured with the recommended values shown in Table 9-1., using the NMMGR screen
NEXTPORT.GPROT.TCP. Information on TCP/IP parameters is available in the NS 3000/iX NMMGR Screens
Reference Manual from http://docs.hp.com/mpeix/all/index.html.
After completing the system’s TCP/IP configuration, run:NETCONTROL START from the CI command line and
verify that it ran successfully. Also verify that the system can respond over the network by running ping
either from an HP e3000 or another system.
:run ping.net.sys;info=”15.99.200.390”
64 byte(s) from $0F0DC0CF : icmp seq = 11, time = 2 ms
64 byte(s) from $0F0DC0CF : icmp seq = 12, time = 3 ms
64 byte(s) from $0F0DC0CF : icmp seq = 13, time = 2 ms
< CONTROL-y >
c:\ping yourserver.com
Pinging yourserver.com [15.99.200.390] with 32 bytes of data
Reply from 15.99.200.390: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=199
Reply from 15.99.200.390: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=199
Reply from 15.99.200.390: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=199
You will also want a domain name. This is a unique identifier such as “yourserver.abc.com” which is used
(instead of the IP address) to direct requests from a browser to a web server. Request a domain name from the
administrator of the Domain Name Server (DNS) on your network.
Configure the web server with one or more Domain Name Servers (DNS). These DNS servers will resolve the
system’s name into its IP address. To configure, edit RESLVCNF.NET.SYS or edit /etc/resolv.conf (which
links to RESLVCNF.NET.SYS).
• Add one or more nameserver lines. Each line should contain the IP address of a valid DNS.
Table 9-1 Recommended TCP/IP Values
TCP/IP Parameters Value
Maximum number of connections 20,000
Retransmission Interval Lower Band 1 second
Maximum time to wait for remote response 120 seconds
Initial Retransmission Interval 2 seconds
Maximum Retransmission Interval 2 seconds
Connection Assurance Interval 120 seconds
Maximum Connection Assurance Retransmissions 2