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: 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

—

--stale-after

-s

Defines the number of missed hello messages to transition a node from the up to the stale state

SR OS node state transitions in the NISH manager
Parent topic: NISH manager
1 Several listen addresses can be defined.
2 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).
3 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.