"Enter the full name for directory service {DECDNS,LOCAL}"
"Enter the fully qualified host name"
Enter a node name for each directory service chosen.
For the directory service Domain, you will enter a fully qualified
host name. The fully qualified host name includes the host name and
the domain name. For example:
Domain - smilee.lkg.dec.com
For the directory services DECdns and Local file, you will enter a node
full name. The node full name is the name of your system's node object
in the directory service. It includes the namespace nickname, and the
full list of directories leading to the node object name. Examples of
node full names for the directory services DECdns and Local file include:
Local file - LOCAL:.TomThumb
DECdns - XYZ_CORP:.sales.west_coast.WillyLoman
For the Local file, the namespace nickname LOCAL is prepended to the
full name and is terminated with a colon (:). The namespace nickname
"LOCAL" means that the Local file is used. The node object name must
begin with a dot (.), and no element of the name (namespace name,
directory, or node object name) can be a null string. Please note that
the namespace nickname "LOCAL" is reserved, and indicates that the
Local file will be used on this system.
The Local file has the capability to hold 100,000 nodes, and it can even
scale beyond that number. The actual number of nodes that the Local file
can hold depends on the space available on your system.
Enter the node full name you want to use. DECnet-Plus node full names
should be planned carefully and must be unique within the directory
service. If your network administrator has not assigned a unique
node full name for your system, be sure that you read DECnet-Plus
for OpenVMS Introduction, Planning, and Glossary before you do so.
This manual also contains guidelines for using the directory services
DECdns and the Local File.