This document covers the following topics:

• Starting the Configuration Utility

• Terminating the Configuration Utility

• Performing a Function while Starting the Configuration Utility

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Starting the Configuration Utility

The way you start the Configuration Utility depends on how the system has been configured at your site. For most installations, you start it as described below.

To start the Configuration Utility

• Enter the following command at the Linux system prompt:

  natparm

  The Natural Configuration Utility screen appears.

  09/05/2007 Natural Configuration Utility User: (Config) V 6.3.4 File: NATPARM +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦File Edit Configuration Search ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Natural Parameter File Administration

  Note:
  The Configuration menu is only shown in the Natural Configuration Utility screen if you have been defined as configuration administrator in the local configuration file.

  The name of the parameter file which is currently active is shown in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

  When "(Admin)" or "(Config)" is shown in the top right-hand corner of the screen (instead of a user ID), you have been defined as an administrator in the local configuration file.

  For further information, see Administrator Assignments in the local configuration file.

Terminating the Configuration Utility

When you terminate the Configuration Utility and you have not yet saved your changes, a window appears asking whether you want to save now.

To terminate the Configuration Utility

• From the File menu, choose Exit.

Performing a Function while Starting the Configuration Utility

You can perform several functions automatically when starting the Configuration Utility.

The following functions can be specified after the natparm command at the Linux system prompt.

Function	Description
exit	Terminates the Configuration Utility.
import=parameter-file	Imports the specified parameter file.
export=parameter-file	Exports the specified parameter file.
parm=parameter-file	Opens the specified parameter file.
save	Saves a parameter file.
save=new-parameter-file-name	Saves a parameter file under a different name.

Multiple functions can be specified one after the other (see the examples below).

Examples

• Invoke the Configuration Utility and open the specified parameter file so that it can be edited immediately:

  natparm parm=parameter-file

• Invoke the Configuration Utility, open the specified parameter file, and save it as a new file with the specified name:

  natparm parm=parameter-file save=new-parameter-file-name

• Invoke the Configuration Utility, load and export the specified parameter file and terminate the Configuration Utility:

  natparm parm=parameter-file export=parameter-file exit

• Invoke the Configuration Utility, import the specified parameter file and save it under the name of the imported file:

  natparm import=parameter-file save