How to code the aetitle attribute

The aetitle attribute is composed of three parts:
  • The network ID
  • The node or network addressable unit
  • The System Management Application Entity (SMAE) name
The three parts are separated by semicolons. Except within the node part, there are no embedded blanks.
class managed object
   name     '1.3.18.0.2.4.6=USIBMNR;2.9.3.2.7.4=(name NR55550I)'
   aetitle  '1.3.18.0.2.4.6=USIBMNR;2.9.3.2.7.4=(name "NR55555I");1.3.18.0.2.4.12=OSISMASE'
  • The object identifier 1.3.18.0.2.4.6 is assigned the value equivalent to the network ID for the first part.
  • The second part consists of the node ID (CP Name) associated with object identifier 2.9.3.2.7.4, in the form (name "nodeID"). Note that the above example shows the nodeID both by itself and surrounded by double-quotes ("). Algorithmic mapping performed by directory services always generates an AE-title with the node ID enclosed in double-quotes. Therefore, they should also be specified in any directory definition file "aetitle" records. However, directory services allows a match even when the directory definition file record does not have the node ID enclosed in quotes.
  • The third part is the SMAE name, "OSISMASE" in the above example. It is the value for object identifier 1.3.18.0.2.4.12.

In general, when interconnecting management networks, the network administrator or other persons updating the directory definition file must determine how the aetitle is to be specified for each remote partner for which an entry must be made.