VMS Help LANCP, SET, NODE, Qualifiers, /PERMANENT_DATABASE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Updates the node entries in the LAN volatile node database with
    any data currently set in the permanent database. This allows
    you to update the volatile database after changing data in the
    permanent database, rather than repeating the commands for each
    updated entry to apply the changes to the volatile database.