The Network Directory Select Node Name screen (#9) in
Figure 11-4 "Network Directory Select Node
Name" is displayed when you press the [Update Dir] function key at
the Network Directory Main screen (#8) in
Figure 11-3 "Network Directory Main". 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
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.
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.
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.
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 (node names & global flag)
Display-only fields that show node names and their global/local flag
settings that are already configured in the directory.