Network Directory Select Node Name

• To add a node to the directory, specify the node name and the global/local setting; then press the [Add] function key. You are taken to the Network Directory Data screen. 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.

• To modify path report data for a node in the directory, specify the node name; then press the [Modify] function key. This includes deleting part, but not all, of a node's path report list.

• To delete a node from the directory, specify the name of a node; then press the [Delete] function key. Press the [Delete] function key again to confirm the deletion.

• To change the name of a node in the directory, specify the node name and a new name; then press the [Rename] function key. The previously configured node name is replaced and the screen displays the new name in a display field under the label Configured Entries.

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 when used to add, modify, delete, or rename a node. The node name field is used with the [Prev Page] and [Next Page] function keys 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 (node names & global flag)

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