Automatic addition of a Remote Location

NOTE: In order to be able to automatically add a remote location, the system default HAL/NETAUTOCFG must be set to *YES.

Any time that an IBM i or PC device attempts to connect to the port for the environment (as defined in the *System remote location definition), the system checks the IP Address and Port of the remote system.

If the system does not already exist in the list of remote locations, it is automatically added using the same system defaults that are applied if you used F6=Add.

The following rules apply to the automatic addition of remote locations:

The system can determine whether the remote location is an IBM i or PC device and changes the system type default setting automatically.

When using automatic configuration, the description of the remote location is defined as follows:

  • *I5 systems: System Name/Environment Code of the Remote *I5.

  • *PC systems: Device Name.

The suffix; *AUTO is added to the end of the description to show that this remote location has been set by Auto Configuration.

Use option 2=Change to manually amend the name or parameter defaults.

NOTE: See Automatic Configuration with Dynamic IP Addresses for more information.

Automatically purging unused Remote Locations

This functionality is primarily aimed for use in networks that use dynamic IP Address assignment so that Remote Locations that have not connected are removed as they likely relate to a device which now uses a different IP Address.

The automatic purging of unused remote locations is controlled by two system defaults:

  • HAL/NETAUTODLTI5: This specifies the number of days an *I5 remote location has to be inactive to be automatically purged/deleted. The default setting is *OFF.

  • HAL/NETAUTODLTPC: This specifies the number of days a *PC Remote Location has to be inactive to be automatically purged/deleted. The default setting is *OFF

If either or both of these system defaults has a value other than *OFF, the Action Monitors purge the respective remote locations after the number of days inactivity specified.