ipfs(1M)						  System Administration Commands						  ipfs(1M)

NAME

       ipfs - saves and restores information for NAT and state tables

SYNOPSIS

       ipfs [-nv] -l

       ipfs [-nv] -u

       ipfs [-nv] [-d dirname] -R

       ipfs [-nv] [-d dirname] -W

       ipfs [-nNSv] [-f filename] -r

       ipfs [-nNSv] [-f filename] -w

       ipfs [-nNSv] -f filename -i <if1>,<if2>

DESCRIPTION

       The ipfs utility enables the saving of state information across reboots. Specifically, the utility allows state information created for NAT
       entries and rules using "keep state" to be locked (modification prevented) and then saved to disk. Then, after a reboot,  that  information
       is restored. The result of this state-saving is that connections are not interrupted.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -d

	   Change the default directory used with -R and -W options for saving state information.

       -n

	   Do not take any action that would affect information stored in the kernel or on disk.

       -v

	   Provides a verbose description of ipfs activities.

       -N

	   Operate on NAT information.

       -S

	   Operate on filtering state information.

       -u

	   Unlock state tables in the kernel.

       -l

	   Lock state tables in the kernel.

       -r

	   Read information in from the specified file and load it into the kernel. This requires the state tables to have already been locked and
	   does not change the lock once complete.

       -w

	   Write information out to the specified file and from the kernel. This requires the state tables to have already been  locked  and  does
	   not change the lock once complete.

       -R

	   Restores  all  saved  state	information,  if any, from two files, ipstate.ipf and ipnat.ipf, stored in the /var/db/ipf directory. This
	   directory can be changed with the -d option. The state tables are locked at the beginning of this operation and unlocked once complete.

       -W

	   Saves in-kernel state information, if any, out to two files, ipstate.ipf and ipnat.ipf,  stored  in	the  /var/db/ipf  directory.  This
	   directory can be changed with the -d option. The state tables are locked at the beginning of this operation and unlocked once complete.

FILES

	 o  /var/db/ipf/ipstate.ipf

	 o  /var/db/ipf/ipnat.ipf

	 o  /dev/ipl

	 o  /dev/ipstate

	 o  /dev/ipnat

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWipfu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ipf(1M), ipmon(1M), ipnat(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES

       To  view license terms, attribution, and copyright for IP Filter, the default path is /usr/lib/ipf/IPFILTER.LICENCE. If the Solaris operat-
       ing environment has been installed anywhere other than the default, modify the given path to access the file at the installed location.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Arguably, the -W and -R operations should set the locking and, rather than undo it, restore it to what it was previously.

       Fragment table information is currently not saved.

SunOS 5.10							    1 Oct 2003								  ipfs(1M)