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SLP configuration properties control network interactions, SLP agent characteristics, status, and logging. In most situations, the default configuration of these properties requires no modification. However, you can use the procedures in this chapter when the network medium or topology changes and to achieve the following goals:
Compensate for network latencies
Reduce congestion on the network
Add agents or reassign IP addresses
Activate SLP logging
Table 9-1 SLP Configuration Operations
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All of the basic SLP properties, such as net.slp.isDA and net.slp.DAHeartBeat, are named in the following format.
SLP behavior is defined by the value of a property or a combination of properties in the slp.conf file. Properties are structured as key-value pairs in the SLP configuration file. As shown in the following example, a key-value pair consists of a property name and an associated setting.
The key for each property is the property name. The value sets the numeric (distance or time), true/false state, or string value parameters for the property. Property values consist of one of the following data types:
True/False setting (Boolean)
List of integers
List of strings
If the value defined is not allowed, the default value for that property name is used. In addition, an error message is logged using syslog.
Note - Settings in the configuration file are case insensitive. For more information, refer to: Guttman, Erik, James Kempf, and Charles Perkins, “Service Templates and service: scheme,” RFC 2609 from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2609.txt]
Use this procedure to change the property settings in your SLP configuration file. SLP– enabled client or service software also can alter the SLP configuration by using the SLP API. This API is documented in “An API for Service Location,” RFC 2614 from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2614.txt]
For more information, see How to Obtain Administrative Rights in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
# svcadm disable network/slp
Refer to Configuration Properties for general information about the SLP property settings. See the sections that follow this procedure for examples of different scenarios in which you might change the slp.conf properties. See slp.conf(4).
# svcadm enable network/slp
Note - The SLP daemon obtains information from the configuration file when you stop or start slpd.
Example 9-1 Setting up slpd to Operate as a DA Server
In each area, various properties control different aspects of the configuration. The following sections describe different scenarios in which you might change the default property settings that are used in SLP configuration.