Assigning defaults using an *

Attributes specified on a SYSTEM NAME(*) statement apply to all systems for which there is no explicit SYSTEM NAME statement (that is, one with a name exactly matching that of the system), and to all systems whose NAME statements do not explicitly specify the attributes that are specified on the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement.

Note: For purposes of assigning attributes, the combination of indeterminate status action (ISOLATETIME, DEACTTIME, RESETTIME, or PROMPT) and SSUMLIMIT is considered to be a single attribute.

The example in Figure 1 shows the use of the * to assign installation default values in an SFM policy.

Figure 1. Example: Using * to Assign Installation Defaults in SFM Policy

  DEFINE POLICY NAME(POLICY1) ...
     SYSTEM NAME(SYS01)
        ISOLATETIME(100)
     SYSTEM NAME(SYS02)
	     WEIGHT(25)
     SYSTEM NAME(*)
        WEIGHT(10)
        ISOLATETIME(0) SSUMLIMIT(150)
        CFSTRHANGTIME(300)

In this example, system SYS01 uses the following parameter values:

It requires the ISOLATETIME value of 100 seconds and accepts the system default of SSUMLIMIT(NONE). The SSUMLIMIT(150) specified on the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement does not apply to SYS01, because the SYSTEM NAME(SYS01) statement specifies an indeterminate status action of ISOLATETIME(100).
It uses policy default WEIGHT value of 10 and CFSTRHANGTIME value of 300 established by the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement.
It uses the system defaults for all attributes not specified on either the SYSTEM NAME(SYS01) or the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement, for example, MEMSTALLTIME(NO).

System SYS02 uses the following parameter values:

It requires a WEIGHT value of 25.
It uses the policy default combination of ISOLATETIME(0) SSUMLIMIT(150), and the policy default CFSTRHANGTIME value of 300 established by the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement.
It uses the system defaults for all attributes not specified on either the SYSTEM NAME(SYS02) or the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement, for example, MEMSTALLTIME(NO).

All other systems use the following parameter values:

The policy default combination of ISOLATETIME(0) SSUMLIMIT(150), the policy default WEIGHT value of 10, and the policy default CFSTRHANGTIME value of 300 established by the SYSTEM NAME(*) statement.
The system defaults for all other attributes, for example, MEMSTALLTIME(NO).