The Network Protocol Manager installation directory contains the four Domain Manager configuration directories that are shown in Domain Manager configuration directories for Network Protocol Manager.

Figure 1. Domain Manager configuration directories for Network Protocol Manager

BASEDIR, which is not an environment variable, is used in documentation to represent the top-level directory structure of an VMware Smart Assurance product installation. For the Network Protocol Management Suite, BASEDIR represents <root_dir>/NPM.

Each configuration directory in Domain Manager configuration directories for Network Protocol Manager contains the bootstrap and configuration files for its associated Domain Manager. The --config option in a Domain Manager startup command points to the appropriate configuration directory:

  • The --config=bgp option in a Network Protocol Manager for BGP startup command points to the bootstrap and configuration files in the bgp directory. The default name of Network Protocol Manager for BGP is INCHARGE-BGP.

  • The --config=eigrp option in a Network Protocol Manager for EIGRP startup command points to the bootstrap and configuration files in the eigrp directory. The default name of Network Protocol Manager for EIGRP is INCHARGE-EIGRP.

  • The --config=isis option in a Network Protocol Manager for IS-IS startup command points to the bootstrap and configuration files in the isis directory. The default name of Network Protocol Manager for IS-IS is INCHARGE-ISIS.

  • The --config=ospf option in a Network Protocol Manager for OSPF startup command points to the bootstrap and configuration files in the ospf directory. The default name of Network Protocol Manager for OSPF is INCHARGE-OSPF.

    The bootstrap and configuration files for a Domain Manager set up the environment for the Domain Manager.