HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide (36922-90037)

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Planning for Node Configuration
Node Worksheet Information
Link name The link name represents a hardware
interface card. This name must be
unique to both the node and the
network. The link name can have up
to eight alphanumeric characters and
the first character must be alphabetic.
(LAN Link name) LAN Configuration This represents the LAN card for
which you are configuring a link.
(Token Ring Link
name)
Token Ring configuration This represents the Token Ring card
for which you are configuring a link.
(FDDI Link name) FDDI Configuration This represents the FDDI card for
which you are configuring a link.
(100VG-AnyLAN
Link name)
100VG-AnyLAN Configuration This represents the 100VG-AnyLAN
card for which you are configuring a
link.
(100Base-T Link
name)
100Base-T Configuration This represents the 100Base-T card
for which you are configuring a link.
(X.25 Link name) X.25 Configuration The name of the link used by X.25 iX
System Access. It must match the link
name configured during configuration
of the datacommunications and
terminal subsystem (DTS).
(Point-to-Point Link
name)
Point-to-Point Configuration This represents the PSI card for
which you are configuring a link.
Local node name Main The node name is the name by which
the HP 3000 Series 900 computer is
known in the network. The format of a
node name is
nodename.domain.organization
where the total number of characters
is 50 or fewer, and each field contains
16 or fewer characters (alphanumeric,
underscore, or hyphens). The first
character of each field must be
alphabetic.
Field Screen Description