Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

ADD SSTYPE
The DNSCOM Commands
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parameter
is one of the following:
DOMAIN { domain | LOCAL }
domain
is the name of a domain. When specified, becomes the default domain for
untyped aliases that refer to instances of the type being defined.
LOCAL
Indicates that the default domain for instances of the subsystem-object
type is empty; that is, the definitions of untyped aliases that refer to
instances of the type are not replicated.
DUPLICATES [ NOT ] ALLOWED
If NOT is specified, subsystem-object names of this type must be unique
irrespective of manager.
If NOT is omitted, subsystem-object names of this type must be unique only
within the manager. This is the default setting.
EXTERNAL { OFF | ON }
If OFF, subsystem-object names of this type are not automatically added as
aliases as well. This is the default setting.
If ON, subsystem-object names of this type are automatically added as aliases.
In this case, FORMAT must be specified as ANY, DNSNAME, or PATHWAYNAME.
FORMAT format
format
is one of the following:
ANY
Any legal ssobject name. This is the default setting.
DATABOLTNAME
Name format used by DATABOLT. Name is of the form:
\ system .$ device .# integer-1 .( integer-2 )
integer-1 and integer-2 are integers.
When adding a subsystem object of this type using the ADD
SSOBJECT command, DNSCOM expands the object’s name using the
specification from the most recent NAMESYS command.