Network attributes
You can use network attributes to control how your system communicates with other systems.
To access the network attributes from IBM® Navigator for i, select Configuration and Services and then select System Values, then right-click on the Network category and click Properties.
To access the network attributes from the character-based interface, use the Display Network Attributes or Change Network Attributes commands.
| Name in IBM Navigator for i | Description of system value | Name in command interface |
|---|---|---|
| System name | The system name that identifies the system. | SYSNAME |
| Pending system name | The pending system name (if a change is pending). | PNDSYSNAME |
| Local network ID | The local network ID assigned to the system. | LCLNETID |
| Local control point name | The local control point name for the system. | LCLCPNAME |
| Default local location name | The default local location name for the system. | LCLLOCNAME |
| Default mode | The default mode name for the system. | DFTMODE |
| Data compression | The level of data compression used when the system is an SNA end point node. | DTACPR |
| Intermediate data compression | The level of data compression to request when the system is an SNA intermediate node. | DTACPRINM |
| Maximum number of intermediate sessions | The maximum number of Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) intermediate sessions. | MAXINTSSN |
| Route addition resistance | The APPN route addition resistance. | RAR |
| Node type | The APPN node type. | NODETYPE |
| Network node servers | The APPN network node servers. | NETSERVER |
| Network server domain | The LAN server domain associated with the file server on a particular system. | NWSDOMAIN |
| Alert primary focal point | Defines whether or not the system is an alert primary focal point. | ALRPRIFP |
| Alert default focal point | Defines whether or not the system is an alert default focal point. | ALRDFTFP |
| Alert backup focal point | The name of the system that provides alert focal point services if the primary focal point is unavailable. | ALRBCKFP |
| Alert focal point to request | The name of the system that is requested to provide focal point services. | ALRRQSFP |
| Alert filter | The name of the filter object that is used by the alert manager when processing alerts. | ALRFTR |
| Alert controller description | The name of the controller to be used for alerts in the alert controller session. | ALRCTLD |
| Alert hold count | The maximum number of alerts to be created before the alerts are sent over the alert controller session. | ALRHLDCNT |
| Alert logging status | Defines which alerts are to be logged. | ALRLOGSTS |
| Alert status | Alert status controls the creation of local alerts. | ALRSTS |
| Allow add to cluster | Indicates whether the system will allow itself to be added to a cluster. | ALWADDCLU |
| Allow AnyNet support | Indicates whether the system will allow the communications APIs to use other communication transports that are not native for the API. | ALWANYNET |
| Allow HPR transport tower | Indicates whether the system allows the use of HPR transport tower support for APPN session traffic. | ALWHPRTWR |
| Allow APPN virtual support | Indicates whether the system will allow APPN sessions and devices to use virtual controllers. | ALWVRTAPPN |
| Message queue | The message queue where messages received through the SNADS network are sent for users whose message queue is not available. | MSGQ |
| Output queue | The output queue where spooled files received through the SNADS network are sent for users whose output queue is not available. | OUTQ |
| Network job action | The action taken for input streams received through the SNADS network. | JOBACN |
| Maximum hop count | The maximum number of times in a SNADS network that a distribution queue entry originating at this node can be received and routed on the path to its final destination. | MAXHOP |
| DDM/DRDA request access | Defines how the system processes Distributed Data Management (DDM) and Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) requests from remote systems for access to the data resources of the system. | DDMACC |
| Client request access | Defines how IBM i Access for Windows requests are handled. | PCSACC |
| Default ISDN network type | The type of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) to which the system is attached. (This attribute is no longer used). | DFTNETTYPE |
| Default ISDN connection list | The name of the default ISDN connection list. (This attribute is no longer used). | DFTCNNLST |
| Virtual controller auto-create device | The maximum number of devices that can be created automatically on virtual controllers. | VRTAUTODEV |
| HPR path switch timers | The amount of time, in minutes, to allow for a path switch attempt of an RTP connection. Four values can be specified to control the time allowed based on the type of session traffic: network priority traffic, high priority traffic, medium priority traffic, and low priority traffic. | HPRPTHTMR |
| Modem country or region identifier | The country or region identifier associated with a modem. | MDMCNTRYID |
