Name of the instance 

Nametag used as an identifier for the instance. The log messages generated by Sun Cluster HA for Netscape News refer to this nametag. The hadsconfig(1M) command prefixes the package name to the value you supply here. For example, if you specify "nsnews_119," the hadsconfig(1M) command produces "SUNWscnew_nsnews_119."

Logical host 

Name of the logical host that provides service for this instance of Sun Cluster HA for Netscape News. 

Base directory of product installation 

Rooted path name specifying the location on the multihost disk of the Netscape News installation. This is the "instance path," for example, /hahost1/news-hahost1.

Probe interval 

The time, in seconds, between fault probes. The default interval is 60 seconds. 

Probe timeout 

The time, in seconds, after which a fault probe will time out. The default timeout value is 20 seconds. 

Server port number

Unique port for this instance of Sun Cluster HA for Netscape News. This is the "Server Port" value you supplied to the ns-setup command.

Takeover flag 

Specifies whether a failure of this instance will cause a takeover or failover of the logical host associated with the data service instance. Possible values are -y (yes), or -n (no).