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<h1 class="topictitle1">Network server description (NWSD) parameters and descriptions</h1>
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<div><p>A <dfn class="term">network server description</dfn> (NWSD) is used to give
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a name to the configuration, provide an interface for starting and stopping
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a Linux partition, and provide a link between Linux and its virtual disks.</p>
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<p>Before you create an NWSD for a logical partition, you should understand
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each parameter description. See <a href="rzalmnwsd.htm">Create a network server description and a network server storage space</a> for
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more information.</p>
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<p>The following table will describe each parameter value and how each parameter
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is used when running a logical partition.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. NWSD parameters and descriptions</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" id="d0e34">Prompt</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e36">Parameter</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e38">Parameter description</th>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Network server description</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">NWSD</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the name that you give the network server
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description. It is recommended to use the same name as your partition. You
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can create multiple NEWS that point to the same partition, however only one
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NWSD can be active for a partition at a time.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Resource name</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">RESCUE</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the resource name that identifies the hardware
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that the description represents. This option does not apply to a *GUEST partition.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Network server type</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TYPE</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies which type of network description to create.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Online at IPL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">ONLINE</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies whether this object is automatically varied
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on at initial program load (IPL).</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Vary on wait</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">VRYWAIT</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies whether the network server description is
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varied on asynchronously or synchronously. For a synchronous vary on, specifies
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how long the server waits for the vary on to complete.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Partition</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">PARTITION</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the name of the partition given during the
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configuration of a logical partition. If you provide the incorrect name of
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a partition here, it will not be detected until you vary on the NWSD.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Code page</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">CODEPAGE</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the ASCII code page represents the character
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set Linux uses and that i5/OS<sup>®</sup> assumes the Linux console is using.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">TCP/IP port configuration</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TCPPORTCFG</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the setting the TCP/IP information does not
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cause any configuration to occur on i5/OS. All information entered
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here is made available to Linux in the <samp class="codeph">/proc/iSeries/config</samp> file.
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This information can be used by Linux to automatically configure TCP/IP information.
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There is a feature that prevents the TCP/IP route configuration from showing
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up on the CRTNWSD screen. Select option <span class="uicontrol">F9</span> to make
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the configuration options appear.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">TCP/IP route</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TCPRTE</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Allows the user to identify routes to remote destination
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servers or networks to TCP/IP configuration for the network server. A route
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specification has three elements, the route destination, the subnet mask,
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and the next hop internet address. Up to 24 route specifications can be entered.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">TCP/IP host name</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TCPHOSTNAM</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the short form of the host name to be associated
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with the network server. The host name can be a text string having 2 through
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63 characters. The following characters are allowed in host names:<ul><li>Alphabetical characters A through Z</li>
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<li>Digits 0 through 9</li>
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<li>Minus sign (-)</li>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">TCP/IP domain server</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TCPDMNNAME</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the local domain name associated with the
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network server. A domain name can be a text string having 2 to 255 characters.
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Domain names consist of one or more labels separated by periods. Each label
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can contain up to 63 characters. The following characters are allowed in domain
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names:<ul><li>Alphabetical characters A through Z</li>
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<li>Digits 0 through 9</li>
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<li>Minus sign (-)</li>
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<li>Period (.). Periods are only allowed when they separate labels of domain
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style name (refer to RFC 1034).</li>
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</ul>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">TCP/IP name server</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TCPNAMESRV</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the internet address of the name server that
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is used by the network server. Typically, this is the same value as it is
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for the iSeries™ server.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Restricted device list</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">RSTDDEVRSC</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies a logical partition running Linux has access
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to all optical and tape devices in the server. To restrict Linux from using
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any of these devices, use this feature.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Synchronize date and time</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">SYNCTIME</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies whether the iSeries should synchronize the network
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server date and time with the iSeries server date and time. As with
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the TCP/IP configuration, this parameter is just reflected in the <samp class="codeph">/proc/iSeries/config</samp> file.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">IPL source</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">IPLSRC</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies where the Linux kernel will be loaded from.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">IPL stream file</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">IPLSTMF</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies the path to the Linux kernel. The user running
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the vary on command must have read access to the file and the path leading
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to the file.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">IPL parameters</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">IPLPARM</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">Specifies a string of characters that will be passed
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to the Linux kernel at start time. It consists of commands or configuration
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information for the kernel.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Authority</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">AUT</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">The server determines authority for the object using
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the value specified for the create authority prompt for the library in which
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the object is created.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e34 ">Text</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e36 "><samp class="codeph">TEXT</samp></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e38 ">The text that briefly describes the network server.
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The text description must be no more than 50 characters and enclosed in apostrophes.</td>
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