Using NS3000/iX Network Services (36920-90008)

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Introduction to NS 3000/iX
Network Names
Network Names
When each computer system is configured as part of an NS 3000/iX
network, it is assigned a unique node name. You use this node name to
log on to each computer system. Node names can be in either NS node
name syntax or ARPA domain name syntax as explained in the
following sections. For people using NS node name syntax, the NS
names work the same as in the versions prior to MPE/iX 4.0. Refer to
the HP 3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide for
instructions on configuring node names (both NS and ARPA domain
types) and for configuring aliases.
You can log on to a specific session within a node by employing a
user-defined name known as an environment ID. A default environment ID
is the node name itself. In order to designate a remote file or device, you
must include its remote environment ID in an extended file designator, for
example, FILEX:ENV1. You can maintain multiple remote sessions on a
single node by specifying a new environment ID for each new session.
Figure 1-2 shows that a user on node TOM has four remote
environments on node HARRY, one of which was given the default
name HARRY.
Figure 1-2 Opening Several Remote NS 3000/iX Sessions
NS Node Name Syntax
A node name or an environment ID may optionally be qualified with a
domain and organization. The domain and organization are arbitrary labels
that the network manager specifies when configuring each node into
the network. For example, in the name EMPIRE.SJ.CA, the node name is
EMPIRE, the domain is SJ, and the organization is CA.