>>-+------------------------+---------------------------------->< +-NETID--=--(network_id)-+ '-NETID--=--(,NOXNETLS)--'
| statements: | PU |
| dependencies: | XNETALS start option |
Specifies a 1–8 character network name.
NETID is used in conjunction with the XNETALS start option
in support of nonnative network connection. See XNETALS start option for information about XNETALS.
Note:
- The use of the national character, #, is discouraged, because this character might not be present on keyboards of terminals produced in other countries. Because # might not be available on all terminals, SNA architecture specifically excludes # from the list of valid characters that can be used for defining network identifiers. Although VTAM® allows you to use #, other products might enforce this restriction.
- If the TRLE operand is coded, NETID is ignored. See TRLE for more information.
- NETID=network_id
- Specifies that VTAM ensures that the connecting resource is within the network specified by NETID when the physical unit is active. If you omit NETID, VTAM dynamically acknowledges the network ID during connection establishment. If you code NETID, and nonnative network connection is not supported, the definition is rejected unless the operand specifies VTAM's network ID.
- NETID=(,NOXNETLS)
- Specifies that VTAM does
not allow nonnative network attachment for LU-LU sessions for this
PU. When NETID=(,NOXNETLS), VTAM indicates
to the NCP that this PU uses VTAM’s
native network ID.
LU-LU sessions might fail if the NETID sent in the BIND from the LU is different than the NETID specified in VTAM (even though PU-PU connections can be established). If no NETID is included in the BIND, or if the NETID is identical to that specified by VTAM, the LU-LU session should activate.
If dynamic dial-out connections are required (that is, a session request drives the dial), NETID must be predefined. Otherwise, VTAM might not be able to determine the connecting network ID and the resultant sessions might fail. If leased connections are not established, and if NETID is not predefined, directory requests could fail because of VTAM's inability to determine the resource's actual network.