Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Programming Manual

ADD ALIAS Command
Using DNS in Programs: The DNS Commands
46958 Tandem Computers Incorporated 5–5
Tokens in Command Buffer
ZDNS-MAP-ADD-ALIAS
is a structured token that describes a new alias for a subsystem object or manager.
This token is required. It has the token number ZDNS-TNM-ADD-ALIAS and the
definition ZDNS-DDL-ADD-ALIAS. It contains the following fields:
ZNAME
contains the name of the alias to be added. This must be a valid DNS object
name and must not be the same as a name currently defined on the local
system. Possible errors referring to this field are:
ZDNS-ERR-REQD-FIELD
ZDNS-ERR-INV-NAME
ZDNS-ERR-DUP-NAME
ZDNS-ERR-DUP-ALIAS
ZTYPE
specifies an alias type. If the alias is to be given a type, the alias type name
must be placed in this field. If the field is left null, the alias is to be untyped.
Possible errors referring to this field are:
ZDNS-ERR-INV-NAME
ZDNS-ERR-NOTFOUND
ZDOMAIN
specifies the domain of the new alias. If the field is left null, the domain is
inherited from ZTYPE. If ZTYPE is also null, the domain is inherited from the
subsystem manager or object specified below. If the field contains all spaces,
the definition of the new alias is not replicated. Possible errors referring to
this field are:
ZDNS-ERR-INV-NAME
ZDNS-ERR-NOTFOUND
ZREFTYPE
must contain one of the following:
ZDNS-OBJ-SSMGR The new alias is to refer to a subsystem manager.
The ZSSOBJ field described below must be left null.
ZDNS-OBJ-SSOBJ The new alias is to refer to a subsystem object. The
ZSSOBJ field described below must be supplied.
Possible errors referring to this field are:
ZDNS-ERR-REQD-FIELD
ZDNS-ERR-INV-TYPENUM