Creating Nodes

Purpose

Follow this procedure when you want to add a physical or logical network node to the Dimensions CM network. A physical node is an actual physical machine name, while a logical node is a user-defined alias for that physical machine. You can assign multiple logical nodes to a single physical machine.

NOTE Logical node names cannot be used for item library definitions.

See for more details of physical and logical nodes.

Constraint

Before creating a logical node, you must first create a physical node to which you will associate the logical node. The logical node will inherit the values of the physical node, except for its description.

To create a physical node:

From the Network Administration window, click the Network Nodes tab.
Click the New Node button: , then select Physical Network Node. The New/Edit Node Dialog Box appears.
Enter the name of the new node in the Physical node name field.
Select the operation system of the node from the Operating system list.
Optionally, select a pre-defined contact if applicable from the Contact list or complete the Description field.
Click OK to add the node.
Optionally, assign a contact to the node if one is not present. See Managing Contacts.
Optionally, assign a network object to the node. See Managing Network Objects.
Optionally, assign a base database to the node. See Managing Base Databases.

To add a logical node:

From the Network Administration window, click the Network Nodes tab.
Click the New Node button: , then select Logical Network Node. The New/Edit Node Dialog Box appears.
Enter the name of the new node in the Logical node name field.
Select the physical node to which you want to associate the logical node from the Physical node list.
Optionally, complete the Description field.
Click OK to add the node.