After you respond to the last prompt, the following message appears, follo wed by the NETUtil prompt:

Profile added.

For an example of ho w ADD ALIAS is used, refer to \Examples of Setting Up ALLBASE/NET" at the end of this c hapter.

Warning

Use only NETUtil to modify the AliasDB file. Using other software, such as an

 

editor, could damage the file.

 

 

Changing an Alias Profile

You can change the contents of an alias pro￿le with the CHANGE ALIAS command.

For the naming conventions and syntax to use to respond to the prompts, refer to \Adding an Alias Pro￿le," abo ve.

To change an alias pro￿le:

1.Type CHANGE ALIAS at the NETUtil prompt.

CHANGE ALIAS prompts y ou ￿rst for the curren t alias name of the pro￿le y ou want to change and then prompts y ou for additional information.

2.Enter the current alias name.

3.Enter a new alias name. If y ou do not want to change the current alias name, press the

4Return5 key.

The current value for each parameter in the en try is displayed in succession. You are prompted to enter a new value for each parameter. If y ou do not want to change a current value, press the 4Return5 key.

4.Con￿rm the changes by entering Y or N.

For examples of ho w CHANGE ALIAS is used, refer to the \NETUtil Reference" c hapter.

Deleting an Alias Profile

To delete one or more aliases from the AliasDB ￿le use the DELETE ALIAS command at the NETUtil prompt. If y ou enter an alias name, y ou delete the alias pro￿le for that name. If y ou enter an asterisk, y ou delete all alias pro￿les for a speci￿c serv er.

For the naming conventions and syntax to use to respond to the prompts, refer to \Adding an Alias Pro￿le," abo ve.

To delete one alias pro￿le, do the follo wing:

1.Enter the alias name of the alias pro￿le y ou want to delete.

2.Con￿rm the deletion b y entering Y or N.

To delete alias pro￿les for a speci￿c serv er node, do the following:

1.Enter an asterisk (*) for the Alias Name.

2.Enter the database serv er type (ALLBASE/SQL).

3.Enter the server node name.

4.Con￿rm the deletions b y entering Y or N.

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