Enabling a secondary port from the command line

Complete these steps to configure existing standalone clients to use the NIMSH communication protocol with a secondary port range from the command line.

  1. Edit the /etc/environment file.
  2. Add the variable NIM_SECONDARY_PORT=60000:5, to use ports 60000 - 60005 within NIMSH.
  3. Use the desired nimclient command option to restart the NIMSH daemon.