Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (July 2001)

Chapter 9 165
Apache for MPE/iX
Major Components
public_html/
The home directory for MGR.APACHE. It is accessed
by http://yourserver.com/~MGR.APACHE/.
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
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Table 9-1 Recommended TCP/IP Values
TCP/IP Parameter Value
Maximum number of connections 20,000
Retransmission Interval Lower Bound 1 second
Maximum time to wait for remote response 120 seconds
Initial Retransmission Interval 2 seconds
Maximum Retransmissions per Packet 6
Connection Assurance Interval 120 seconds
Maximum Connection Assurance Retransmissions 2