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The Network Directory Select Node Name screen (#9) shown in
Figure 15-4 “Network Directory Select Node Name
Screen” is displayed when you
press the function key for [Update Dir] at the
Network Directory Main screen (Figure 15-3 “Network Directory Main Screen”). 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 15-4 Network Directory Select Node Name
Screen
![[Network Directory Select Node Name Screen]](img/gfx125.gif)
Press the [Next Page] and [Prev Page]
function keys to see additional nodes that have already been configured. 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.
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