Name

addnode − add or change an entry in the nodes database

Syntax

/etc/addnode node [ options ]

Description

The addnode command adds a new node entry to or modifies an existing entry in the nodes database that is used by DECnet. The addnode command provides the information that is necessary for your ULTRIX node to be capable of down-line loading and up-line dumping a particular target node. The node address is the address of the target node. If the target node is a DECnet node, then the node address is mandatory and the node name is optional. If the target node is not a DECnet node, for example, a terminal server, you should specify only the node name and omit the node address.

If you do not specify an absolute pathname for secondary load, tertiary load, system load, diagnostic load, or dump file, the default path, /usr/lib/mop, is used during the load or dump process.

A node address is a decimal integer in the range of 1 to 1023 for single area networks, or has the format a.n for multiarea networks, where a is the network area number (a decimal integer in the range of 1 to 63) and n is the node number (a decimal integer in the range of 1 to 1023). 

The node name is the node name of the target node, can be from 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters, including at least 1 alphabetic character. 

Options

−A Uses the specified host address as that of the target node

−D Creates an up-line memory dump of the target node in the specified file

−N Uses the specified name as that of the target node

−P Adds the specified nodes to the permanent nodes database

−c Uses the specified service and device number (UBA-n or QNA-n) as the circuit to the target node

−d Sends the specified diagnostic load image to the target node

−h Uses the specified address as the Ethernet address of the target node

−l Sends the specified system load image to the target node

−p Uses the specified service and password to access the target node

−s Sends the specified secondary load file to the target node

−t Sends the specified tertiary load file to the target node

Examples

% /etc/addnode mynode −h aa−00−03−00−01−19 \ <RET>
-s /usr/download/secondary \ <RET>
-t /usr/download/tertiary \ <RET>
-l system <RET>

This command adds the node mynode, which is not a DECnet node, to the nodes database, which has the Ethernet physical address aa-00-03-00-01-19.  This command also specifies the file names for the secondary loader, the tertiary loader, and the system loader.  Note that a path name is not specified for the system loader; consequently, the loader uses the default path /usr/lib/mop when searching for that file.

# /etc/addnode 44.71 −h aa−00−03−00−01−20 <RET>

This command adds the DECnet node 44.71 to the nodes database, which has the Ethernet physical address aa-00-03-00-01-20. 

See Also

ccr(8), getnode(8), load(8), mop_mom(8), remnode(8), trigger(8)