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Network Station - AS/400: USE_HOST_NAME parameter

Applicable to: World-Wide

This is the same information available on the NSM online help. You can also find a copy of the emulator NSM online help at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/netcom/olhelp.htm .

Display Name (5250 Session)

An administrator can specify the virtual display name for 5250 sessions using the IBM Network Station Manager. Click on Startup, then Programs or Menus in IBM Network Station Manager. Program automatically starts a 5250 session or sessions after login. Menus controls the menu bar buttons; one or more menu bar buttons can start 5250 sessions. Enter -DISPLAY_NAME, one space, and one parameter (the parameter is described below) in the Other parameters field.

DISPLAY_NAME and the parameter are case sensitive.
DISPLAY_NAME also controls the number of 5250 sessions that can be started on the target AS/400. The target AS/400 must be at Version 3/Release 2, Version 3/Release 7, Version 4/Release 1 or later.

The rules for AS/400 session names are:

  1. Each active 5250 session must have a unique session name (virtual display name).
  2. Display names must be 2 to 10 characters in length.
  3. The first character must be an alpha character.
  4. All characters must be alpha, numeric, a period or an underscore.
  5. All alpha characters must be upper case.


There are 11 types of the display name parameters. The first 7 parameter types follow the user independent of the IBM Network Station used. The last 4 parameter types are based on the IBM Network Station hardware.

XXXXXX where XXXXXX is a 2 to 10 character name of the 5250 session. The user is limited to a single session.

XXXXXX+n where XXXXXX is a 1 to 9 character name of the 5250 session. The user is limited to n sessions. n is a number from 2 to 9. For example: JUAN+4 would allow the user to start four 5250 sessions where the first session would be JUAN1, the second JUAN2, then JUAN3 and JUAN4.

"XXXXX YYYYYYYY ZZZZ" is a list of possible display names separated by a space. The starting and ending quotes are required. Each name must be 2 to 10 characters in length. The maximum number of names is determined by the size of Other parameters in IBM Network Station Manager (256 characters).

USE_USER_ID allows the user to start a single 5250 session where the session name is the same as the user's User ID (2 to 10 characters).

USE_USER_ID+n allows the user to start n 5250 sessions where the session name is the same as the user's User ID (limited to 9 characters) with the number n appended to the end. n is a number from 2 to 9. For example: USE_USER_ID+4 and a User ID of JUAN would have session names of JUAN1, JUAN2, JUAN3, and JUAN4.

Text+USE_USER_ID is another variation of USE_USER_ID. The 'text' are characters that precede the user's User ID. For example, DSP+USE_USER_ID and a User ID of JUAN would have a session name of DSPJUAN. The text can be from 1 to 8 characters.

Text+USE_USER_ID+n is also supported; n is a number from 2 to 9.

USE_HOST_NAME allows the user to start a single 5250 session where the session name is the Host Name of the Network Station. The Host name is read from the DNS (Domain Name Server) at Network Station login time. Lower case characters are converted to upper case by the 5250 emulator. If the Host Name exceeds 10 characters, the session name is truncated starting from the end, up to a period delimiter. For example, a Network Station with a Host Name of ns23.newyork.ibm.com would have a session name of NS23.

USE_HOST_NAME+n is also supported; n is a number from 2 to 9.

USE_MAC_ADDRESS allows the user to start a single 5250 session where the session name is created starting with an alpha character which indicates the type of communication card (T for token ring or E for Ethernet) followed by the lower four bytes of the MAC address. The MAC address is displayed on the IBM Network Station "View Hardware Configuration" screen (boot monitor screen). For example: USE_MAC_ADDRESS with a token ring Network Station and MAC address of 00.00.E5.68.D5.99 would result in a session name of TE568D599.

USE_MAC_ADDRESS+n allows the user to start n 5250 sessions where the session name is created as above but with n appended to the end. For example: USE_MAC_ADDRESS+3 with a token ring Network Station and MAC address of 00.00.E5.68.D5.99 would result in session names of TE568D5991, TE568D5992, and TE568D5993.


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5250 Emulation, System Administration Tools

Date Created

15-05-99

Last Updated

14-05-99

Revision Date

15-11-99

Brand

Network Computers, IBM Network Station

Product Family

AS/400 - Network Station, S/390 VM/ESA - Network Station, S/390 OS/390 - Network Station, RS/6000 - Network Station, OS/2 Warp Server - Network Station, NT Server - Network Station

Machine Type

8361, 8362

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All

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