/PRIORITY=n

    Sets the management priority value for channels to selected
    nodes. n can be a value between -128 and +127. Suggested values
    are:

       2 to cause channels to be preferred
       -2 to exclude channels

                                   NOTE

       Starting with OpenVMS Version 7.3-2, a channel whose
       priority is -128 is not used for cluster communications.
       The priority of a LAN channel is the sum of the management
       priority assigned to the local LAN device and the channel
       itself. Similarly the priority of IP channel is the sum of
       the management priority assigned to local IP interface and
       channel itself. Therefore, you can assign any combination
       of channel and LAN/IP device management priority values to
       achieve a total of -128.

                                 CAUTION

       If you set the priority of all channels to -128, you totally
       disable use of the LAN/IP for cluster communication. This
       can cause the system to CLUEXIT.