Windows Network Data Properties; Unix Network Data Properties - IBM Prerequisite Scanner User Manual

Windows network data properties

The Windows network data properties check network prerequisites such as
whether NetBIOS and DHCP are enabled on the machine, and pinging properties.
It uses the Windows network collectors in the ips_root/lib directory, with the
network prefix identifier in their file names. .
Table 29 outlines the network prerequisite properties that are common across all
Windows platforms. This category of prerequisite properties require the network
prefix identifier.
Table 29. Windows network data properties
Prerequisite property
network.DHCPEnabled
network.netBIOSEnabled
network.pingLocalhost
network.pingSelf

UNIX network data properties

The UNIX network data properties check network prerequisites such as whether
NetBIOS and DHCP are enabled on the machine, and pinging properties. It uses
the network collectors in the ips_root/UNIX_Linux directory.
Table 30 outlines the network prerequisite properties that are common across all
UNIX platforms. This category of prerequisite properties require the network prefix
identifier.
Table 30. UNIX network data properties
Prerequisite property
network.DHCPEnabled
network.dns
network.fqdn
network.pingLocalhost
network.pingSelf
Description
Checks whether at least one adapter with a valid IP
address has obtained that IP address by using DHCP;
returns True if there is at least one.
Checks whether at least one adapter with a valid IP
address has NetBIOS enabled as a protocol; returns True
if there is at least one.
Checks whether the local host responds to the ping
protocol; returns True if it does.
Checks whether the local computer name has been
resolved by using DCHP and whether it can be pinged;
returns True if it can be.
Description
Checks whether at least one adapter with a valid IP
address has obtained that IP address by using DHCP
Checks whether the DNS entry for the host machine is
correct
Checks whether the fully qualified domain name for the
host machine is set
Checks whether the local host responds to the ping
protocol
Checks whether the local computer name has been
resolved by using DCHP and whether it can be pinged
Valid values
Boolean value, for
example, False
Boolean value , for
example, True
Boolean value, for
example, True
Boolean value, for
example, True
Valid values
Boolean value, for
example, False
Boolean value, for
example, True
Boolean value, for
example, True
Boolean value, for
example, True
Boolean value, for
example, True
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