NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90042)

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Using NETTOOL

Using the NETTOOL Tools

NAME-ADDRESS MANAGER

The NAME-ADDRESS MANAGER tool provides options that let you display

the local cache of node names and addresses. This tool is useful in

detecting duplicate IP addresses and permits you to clear entries in the

name cache if necessary. To use this tool, perform the following steps.

1. Run NETTOOL by entering the program name at the MPE prompt:

NETTOOL.NET.SYS

The root menu will appear.

2. Select the NAME-ADDRESS MANAGER tool from the main menu by

entering the NAMEADDR command. A new menu will appear.

3. Select the menu item or items needed to display the information you

want to see. The available choices are described as follows.

CACHE Select this item to display or delete information stored

in the name and address cache. A new menu will

appear presenting you with the choices as described:

NAME Select to display name cache entries as

speciﬁed by nodefilter. If looking for

duplicate IP addresses, set nodefilter

to @. (If the ﬁlter is not set, it displays

all names.)

DELNAME Select to delete a name entry from

cache. Syntax is DELPATH

nodename

This is useful in case of a duplicate

name in the name cache.

DELPATH Select to delete a name entry from

cache plus IP address mapping. Syntax

is DELPATH

nodename

LOCAL Select to display local node name.

TOTALS Select to display total number of names

in cache and total number of names in

directory.

filters Select to see current ﬁlter settings for

this menu. Also displays the global

settings (INFILE, OUTFILE, messages

ﬂag, data ﬂag, and menus ﬂag).

nodefilter Select to set the name ﬁlter (@, #, and ?

wildcards are allowed).

ipfilter Select to set the IP address ﬁlter. Enter

a single address or @ for all. Enter the

IP address as four positive integers

between 0 and 255 separated by