The NETNAME parameter is the host
name or host IP address of the host machine on which the CICS® server
is running.
NETNAME=<name|number>- Description
- Set the value to the host name or host IP address. Host names
are mapped to IP addresses by either the DNS server or in the hosts system
file. For Windows, the hosts system
file is in the %windir%\system32\drivers\etc directory.
For UNIX, the hosts system
file is in the /etc directory. Specifying a host
name in the NETNAME parameter can prevent issues
if the host IP address changes.
This parameter
is in the SERVER section of the configuration file.
The
host machine might cache the contents of the hosts system file and
require manual intervention or a system restart to refresh the cache.
See the documentation for the operating system for further information.
- Default value
- There is no default value for this parameter.
- Configuration Tool
- In the Configuration Tool, you can set the value of NETNAME in
the Hostname or IP address field in the Server
connection page. This page can be accessed by selecting
an existing server in the CICS Servers section
of the CICS Transaction Gateway pane or by
creating a server definition. To create a server definition, click or click the New Server icon.