Command options

The Linux man pages provide an overview of the options and flags for the nish-manager command.

The following table describes some of the options and flags that can be used when starting the NISH manager.

Table 1. Options and flags for the nish-manager command
Option or Flag	Description	Reference
--retention -r	Defines a retention or cleanup interval	See Backup file
--backup -b	Defines a location for the backup file	See Backup file
--ca-cert -t	Specifies a CA certificate	See Configuring NISH security
--server-cert -k	Provides the NISH manager server certificate	See Configuring NISH security
--server-key -K	Provides the NISH manager server key file	See Configuring NISH security
--log-level -l	Defines the log level for the NISH manager log file	See NISH manager logging
--listen-address -a	Specifies an IP address for the NISH manager to listen on^1,^2,³	—
--listen-port -p	Specifies a port for the NISH manager to listen on^1,^2,³	—

Note:

Several listen addresses can be defined.
If the operator omits the address and port for the NISH manager to listen on, the NISH manager listens by default on all IP interfaces available and on the default gRPC port (57400.)
Multiple instances of the NISH manager can run on a single server or workstation, if the IP address and port combinations of the instances do not clash.