Establishing a Static NIM Route Between Networks

This procedure describes how to create a static NIM route between two networks (for example, Network1 and Network3).

From Web-based System Manager

1. In the NIM Networks container, double-click on the icon for any network. The General page of the Properties notebook for the selected network displays.
2. Click the NIM Routes tab. The NIM Routes page of the Properties notebook displays.
3. Use the NIM Routes page to add the static route.

You can also use the Add New Network TaskGuide to establish the static network route:

1. In the NIM Network container, double-click on Add New Network. The Add New Network TaskGuide displays.
2. Follow the TaskGuide instructions to create the network route as the network is being defined.

From SMIT

1. To create a static NIM route, enter the smit nim_mkroute fast path.
2. In the displayed dialog fields, supply the values or accept the defaults. Use the help information and the LIST option to help you.

From the Command Line

To create a static NIM route between two networks, enter:

nim -o change -a 
routingseq_no='DestinationNetworkObject \
Gateway1 Gateway2' NetworkObject  

where Gateway1 is the host name of the interface that clients on NetworkObject use to get to DestinationNetworkObject, and Gateway2 is the host name that clients on DestinationNetworkObject use to get back to NetworkObject.

For example, to establish a NIM route between Network1 and Network3, enter:

nim -o change -a routing1='Network3 
gw1_tok gw1_fddi' Network1

where gw1_tok is the host name of the gateway that machines on Network1 use to communicate with machines on Network3, and gw1_fddi is the host name of the gateway that machines on Network3 use to communicate with machines on Network1.

The detailed information for the network objects now shows the added routing attributes.

To display the detailed information about the two networks, enter:

lsnim -l Network1 Network3

The command produces output similar to this:

   Network1:
      class       =  networks
      type        =  tok
      net_addr    =  9.101.1.0
      snm         =  255.255.255.0
      Nstate      =  ready for use
      prev_state  =  ready for use
      routing1    =  Network3 gw1_tok

   Network3:
      class       =  networks
      type        =  fddi
      net_addr    =  9.101.3.0
      snm         =  255.255.255.0
      Nstate      =  ready for use
      prev_state  =  information is missing from this object's
                     definition
      routing1    =  Network1 gw1_fddi