Taylor, is there any way to tell server side what ADSM thinks is the IP of a
node?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor, Damon M [SMTP:taylordm AT BP DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 4:05 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: How does ADSM Map nodenames to IP's?
>
>  When you start your scheduler the client contacts the Hostname specified
> in
> the TCPServeraddress field in the dsm.opt/sys. The ADSM server recognizes
> the node name which you specified in the NODEName field of the dsm.opt/sys
> and stores the contacting IP address. ADSM then has an IP address to
> associate with the node name. That's how the server knows what IP address
> to
> connect for the specified node...
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Sean English[SMTP:senglish AT us.ibm DOT com]
> > Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > Sent:         Wednesday, September 13, 2000 3:41 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: How does ADSM Map nodenames to IP's?
> >
> > Daniel,
> >
> > Do you have the TCPClientaddress set to the IP address of the client
> > server? This is located in the dsm.opt file (or dsm.sys) on the client
> > machine.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sean M. English
> >   Distributed Support Services/ADSM
> >   IBM Global Services South, Charlotte, NC
> >
> >
> > Good news is just life's way of keeping you off balance.
> >
> >
> > Daniel Swan/TM <Daniel.Swan AT TELUS DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 09/13/2000
> > 04:28:38 PM
> >
> > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >
> > Sent by:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >
> >
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > cc:
> > Subject:  How does ADSM Map nodenames to IP's?
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a nodename, prodwf01, that backs up successfully each day.
> >
> > However, the hostname 'prodwf01' isn't resolved by either DNS, nor does
> it
> > exist in the
> > host file.  The client scheduler is set to 'prompted'.
> >
> > How the heck is ADSM getting in touch with prodwf01?   How is the
> nodename
> > resolving to an IP?
> >