Server Parameter

The Server Parameter page includes a table of the NetWare SET parameters. This table emulates the NetWare SET command.

Note: Only the operator and administrator have the right to retrieve this information.

In the middle frame, server parameters are categorized by their features. When a category link is clicked from the middle frame, only the server parameters that fit into this category will show up in the right frame. The server parameter table in the frame on the right is sorted by the Name value by default and displays the following information:

Name: The name of the settable parameter.

Value: The current value of the parameter.

Range: The range of value can be set on the parameter. A Out of Range warning is given if the Administrator or Operator tries to do an invalid set

Description: A brief description of the NetWare SET parameter.

The Set Parameter table allows the administrator and operator remotely change the server's operating system configurations and parameters setting through the web browser. The settable variable can be categorized in the following:

1. String: The maximum length for the string field is the upper limit settable length of the string. If the length of the set string exceeds the defined maximum length, an Out of Range Warning will be displayed and the SET will be aborted.

2. Boolean: The OFF and ON radio button are used to set the Boolean type parameter. By click on the radio button, either OFF or ON is selected and then press the SET button, the set is done.

3. Ticks: For the administrator/operator's convenience, the "Ticks" type parameter is calculated and displayed as seconds. So when do a set, modify the amount of the seconds in the text field, and press SET button. If the seconds set is not in the range of the predefined seconds, Out of Range warning will be displayed and the SET will be aborted.

4. TimeOffset: This is in the format of +/- XX:XX:XX (hour:minute:second). In order to do a set, modify the value in the predefined format in the text field and click SET button.

5. BlockShift: This is an integer type set, just modify the value in the text field and click SET button.

6. Trigger: It is an integer type set, just modify the value in the text field and click SET button.

In NetWare 4.x, all the SETs done through command line or Monitor utility will take effect immediately, but the SETs will be lost when the server is rebooted. The WebAgent has overcome this drawback by writing the SET command in Autoexec.ncf when a SET is committed through the Web Agent browser so that the is a permanent SET. In NetWare 5.x, the SET command will not be added in the Autoexec.ncf, becasue the operating system is able to remeber the SET even after the reboot.

SET Exceptions:

1. In both NetWare4.x and NetWare 5.x, when the administrator or operator tries to do a SET on a variable that is only settable through the Startup.ncf file, a "SET XXXXX=XXXX" line will be added in the Startup.ncf file, but the SET won't take effect until the remote server is restarted. So after administrator/operator clicks on the SET button, a warning message will be displayed.

2. In NetWare 5.x, when trying to do a lower-than-current-value SET on "Alert Message Nodes", a Http Post Error warning is displayed. Please be alert, because the Operating System is denying this SET. If this set is done through the command line or Monitor utility, the same denial will happen.