1 – COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER
Defines the mapping between a communication controller device and its corresponding Internet interface. Each mapping or controller definition is stored as a record in the configuration database. To modify an existing controller definition, you must delete the old controller definition from the configuration database (using the DELETE COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER command) and then define the new controller definition (using the DEFINE COMMUNICATION_ CONTROLLER command). Internet devices are uniquely identified using 2-character names. The first character is determined by the /INTERNET_INTERFACE qualifier. The second character is determined by the controller type you specify with the /TYPE qualifier, as follows: Controller Type Second Character of Interface Name ETHERNET E FDDI F PPP P SERIAL L TOKEN_RING T For example, with the following command, the communication controller EW maps to the interface WE: TCPIP> DEFINE COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER EW - _TCPIP> /INTERNET_INTERFACE=W /TYPE=ETHERNET Related commands: LIST COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER, DELETE COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER, all INTERFACE commands Format DEFINE COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER controller [ /DESCRIPTION=text ] /INTERNET_INTERFACE=character /TYPE=(option[,...])
1.1 – Parameters
controller Required. Specifies the OpenVMS device name of the communication controller (as displayed by the DCL command SHOW DEVICE) to be mapped to an Internet interface. For examples of communication controllers with their corresponding Internet interfaces, refer to the LIST COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER command. For more information on configuring network interfaces, refer to the HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Management manual.
1.2 – Qualifiers
1.2.1 /DESCRIPTION
/DESCRIPTION=text Optional. Default: None. Optional text describing the communication controller.
1.2.2 /INTERNET_INTERFACE
/INTERNET_INTERFACE=character Required. Specifies the first character of the Internet interface name. If you prefer using a standard name, call your HP support representative.
1.2.3 /TYPE
/TYPE=(option[,...]) Required. Specifies the communication controller type and cluster attribute. You must specify one of the following communication controller types: ETHERNET, FDDI, PPP, SERIAL, or TOKEN_RING. Optionally, specify the CLUSTER attribute to indicate that the interface can join an Internet cluster. To enable a cluster alias (alias host identifier) with an interface, use the SET INTERFACE /CLUSTER command.
1.3 – Examples
1.TCPIP> DEFINE COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER ES - _TCPIP> /INTERNET_INTERFACE=S /TYPE=(ETHERNET,CLUSTER) - _TCPIP> /DESCRIPTION="DESVA-Class Ethernet Adapter" Defines the OpenVMS device ES as the Internet interface SE, which can join an Internet cluster.