Configuration Files for NMIS

Introduction

NMIS provides quite a few configurable items; this includes how to configure policies and behaviours of the entire system, and is why NMIS has been found to be one of the most flexible and agile network management systems.

The following table summarises the configuration files and includes expected change frequency. Files with Medium or High change frequency are the most essential ones to back up, but we definitely recommend that you backup all of the conf directory.

FileDescriptionChange
Access.nmisAccess levels for Authorisation SystemLow
Config.nmisMain NMIS8 configuration file.Medium
Contacts.nmisContacts information used for notifications.Low
Enterprise.nmisList of “vendors” SNMP OID prefixesLow
Escalations.nmisEscalation policy, how notifications will happenLow
Links.nmisList of Links in the network.Low
Locations.nmisList of LocationsLow
Logs.nmisLog viewer configuration fileLow
Modules.nmisOpmantek modules integrationLow
Nodes.nmisMain NMIS8 Nodes fileHigh
Outage.nmisCurrent planned outagesLow
Portal.nmisPortal configuration for internal integrationsLow
PrivMap.nmisPrivilege mappings for authorisationLow
Services.nmisServices configuration fileLow
Toolset.nmisExternal tools configuration fileLow
Users.nmisUsers authorisation mappingsLow
ifTypes.nmisList of standard interface types from IANALow
logrotate.confConfiguation for Log Rotation.Low
nodeConf.nmisCustomised node configurationsMedium
scriptsScripts directory for pollingLow
users.datLocal user database for apache and htpasswd authorisation methods.Low