Maintain the Secure+ Parameters File

The commands in the following table describe how to maintain the Secure+ parameters file from the command line interface.

Command Description Parameter Values
Init Parmfile Creates the Secure+ parameters file. Must be initialized before you can define nodes. localnode=Name of the local node where the Secure+ parameters file will be created. local node name
path=Location where the Secure+ parameters file will be created. directory location

For example, d_dir/ndm/secure+/node

passphrase=Arbitrary set of characters that encrypts the Secure+ parameters file. a string at least 32 characters long
Open Parmfile Opens a Secure+ parameters file so that you can configure it. path=Location where the Secure+ parameters file will be created. directory location

For example, d_dir/ndm/secure+/node

Close Parmfile Closes the Secure+ parameters file. After this command is issued, no more updates can be performed on the Secure+ parameters file. None None
Refresh Parmfile Refreshes the Secure+ parameters file. This will close the current parameters file and reopen it, bringing in any changes since last opened. None None
Validate Parmfile Validates the Secure+ parameters file and ensures that it is a valid file. None None
Rekey Parmfile Recreates the Secure+ parameters file if it becomes corrupted. passphrase=Arbitrary set of characters that encrypts the Secure+ parameters file. passphrase, up to 32 characters long
Sync Netmap Imports remote node records defined in the IBM Connect:Direct® network map. path=Location and name of the network map file. location of network map file
name=Name of the node in the network map. Use wildcard characters to resync more than one node at a time. node name or wildcard

Wildcard values are:

Asterisk (*)—any number of characters. Example: kps.* syncs up all nodes with a name that starts with kps.

Question mark (?)—a single character. Example: k?s.* syncs up kas.* and kbs.*.