> I already posed the design point that it would default to AT > <system_id> VIA RSCS. IDENTIFY already defaults to AT > <system_id> VIA *. > > Is it sufficient to just change the default to VIA RSCS and > still require the use of SYSTEM NETID if you want something > else?
Works for me. That would fix PPS and LPR, and would be a Reasonable Default (minimum surprise factor - IMHO). > Do I really *need* SET commands to change these puppies? I'd say not. The RSCSid field is not something you change unless you know why you're making the change, and if you need to change it, you know why (and you've already suffered through changing GCS and a few other painful experiences). If you added a RSCS test id (lets say RSCSTEST) to the default GCS configuration, that would remove almost all the reasons to ever change SYSTEM NETID (if you make the proposed change to default the RSCSid field to RSCS). You do need to put the instructions back in the CP planning and admin manual on *how* to change SYSTEM NETID, though. It's an integral part of getting the system configured, even for a system that's only going to support Linux -- at some point, you're gonna need to print something from CMS, and odds are, that will be on a networked LAN printer, not a channel-attached device. It's also probably time to move PPS EXEC to MAINT 190, but that's a different discussion. -- db
