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HP3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide

To Add Nodes to the Network Directory File 

The Network Directory Select Node Name screen (#9) in figure 11-4 is
displayed when you press the [Update Dir] function key at the Network
Directory Main screen (#8) in figure 11-3.  The function of this screen
is to display node names that are currently configured in the directory,
and to allow you to delete, rename, add, or modify information about a
node.


          Figure 11-4.  Network Directory Select Node Name 

Steps 

   1.  In the node name field, type in the node name of one of the nodes
       on your network for which you want network directory information.

   2.  Set the global/local flag for the entry by setting the value in
       the Global?  field.  Leave the default (Y) if you want to allow
       this entry to be merged into other directories using the MERGEDIR
       command.  Change the setting to "no" (N) if this is a local entry
       and should not be copied to other configurations. 

   3.  Press the [Add] function key.  You may add new entries as long as
       room remains in the file.  If the file fills, you may use the
       Maintenance Mode command EXPANDDIR to expand the file.  Refer to
       Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities for details on
       maintenance mode.

   4.  Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for each node name you want to enter in
       the network directory.

Fields 

Node name           The name of the node for which you want network
                    directory information.  The node name field must
                    contain a fully qualified node name, in the form
                    nodename.domain.organization, when used to add,
                    modify, delete, or rename a node.

                    The node name field when used with the Prev Page and
                    Next Page function keys allows you to browse through
                    a specified part of the network directory.  You can
                    enter part of a node name in this field to designate
                    which node names you want displayed.  For example, if
                    you enter the value NIK, and press the [Next Page] 
                    function key, the list of nodes will begin with
                    the first matching node name, for example
                    NIKOLAI.FINANCE.IND, and continue through the rest of
                    the alphabet until all node names between the letters
                    NIK and Z are listed.

Global?             The global/local setting for node name.  The
                    acceptable values are Y or N. When the Prev Page and
                    Next Page function keys are used, only node names
                    whose global/local setting matches the value in this
                    field are displayed. 

                    Entries can be configured as either global or local
                    in the network directory.  Global entries (the
                    default) can be merged into other directories using
                    the MERGEDIR command.Local entries are not merged
                    into other network directories.  The local entries
                    are used for configuring localized network directory
                    entries, thus providing a mechanism to restrict
                    directory data from being propagated throughout the
                    network. 

                    A situation where this type of restriction could be
                    useful is when you want to change the configuration
                    for users on a single host, but not for everyone
                    else.  You can configure two network directory
                    entries:  one local, used by host users, and one
                    global, used by everyone else when establishing
                    connections to the host.  For example, suppose Node A
                    sets up a new link to Node C, but Node A does not
                    want other nodes (already connected to A) to know
                    about Node C until the new link is tested.  Users on
                    Node A can configure a local entry, which contains
                    information about the new link not included in the
                    global entry configured for users on other nodes.

                    Other uses of local entries include restricting
                    certain nodes from communicating with the internet,
                    or being able to direct which way to access remote
                    nodes depending on your configuration of local
                    entries.  When both local and global entries exist
                    for the same node, the network transport uses the
                    local entry.

                    Default value:  Y

                    Range:  Y or N

New name            (Required only when renaming an existing node name.)
                    New name to be assigned to the node with the Rename
                    function key.

New global          The global/local flag setting for the node named in
                    the new name field.  The acceptable values are Y or
                    N. The only time this field is used is when you
                    rename a node or when you change the global/local
                    setting of a node.  The new name field can be left
                    blank if you wish to change only the global/local
                    setting.

Configured Entries  Display-only fields that show node names and their
(node names &       global/local flag settings that are already
global flag)        configured in the directory.

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