Network Mode Server Configuration Items
The available server configuration items for Network mode and their default values are listed in the following table.
NOTE Thales recommends leaving configuration items at the their default value or setting them to a valid value specified in the following table. If the value of a configuration item must be changed and no valid values are given, contact Thales Customer Support for assistance.
For more information about using configuration items see Configuration Items.
| Configuration Item | Meaning |
|---|---|
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_OLD_WORKER_COUNT |
Number of threads to reserve for processing old ProtectToolkit-C remote client connections. Default: 3 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_V2_WORKER_COUNT |
Number of worker threads, per HSM, to reserve for processing new net client connections. Default: 10 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_READ_TIMEOUT_SECS |
Number of seconds before a connection is timed out in a read operation. Default: 30 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECS |
Number of seconds before a connection is timed out in a write operation. Default: 30 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_CONN_TIMEOUT_COUNT |
Number of inactivity timeouts on a connection that would cause the connection to be closed by the server. Each inactivity timeout period is 60 seconds. Default: 3 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_FRAG_SIZE |
The threshold value, in number of bytes, where output buffers are coalesced together before being sent via TCP. Servers with fast CPUs can keep this number high, and servers with slow CPUs need to keep this number low for best performance. This is an integer configuration item. Default: 5000 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_ALLOW_RESET |
Whether the server will allow the reset command to be issued or not. This is a string configuration item with the following valid values: >Always: Always allow reset >Never: Never allow reset >OnHalt (default): Allow reset only when the HSM is not in normal mode |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_PORT |
TCP port number to use. Default=12396 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_LOG_CHANNEL |
Channel (destination) to write log entries to. Values are platform-dependent. For Windows, valid values are: >0 (default): Windows Event Log >1: Standard out >2: Standard error For Unix, valid values are from 0 to 7 inclusive, and map to syslog LOG_LOCAL# values. Default=0 |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_LOG_NAME |
Name of application/context to associate with log entries. |
ET_HSM_NETSERVER_LOG_LEVEL |
Amount of tracing to generate. Valid values are: >0(default): Startup and Errors >1: Startup + errors + client connections |
