I don't think it will work. tried the following command to test if the
REQUIRED_INTERFACE has been used.

on the client where the option was added, run the command:

bpclntcmd -self.

it should return back the IP address of the interface that NBU is using.

Thanks
ldf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cornely, David" <David_Cornely AT intuit DOT com>
To: <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: [Veritas-bu] REQUIRED_INTERFACE question


> I'm wondering if anyone has ever done this:
> Used REQUIRED_INTERFACE=`/usr/bin/hostname` instead of explicitly
specifying
> the hostname in the client's bp.conf file.
>
> I'm encountering issues with Tru64 clusters and because each node shares
the
> exact same bp.conf file I'm trying to come up with a work around.  I
tested
> this on a standalone sun client and it "appeared" to work.  Any thoughts
> would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
> -Dave
> _____________________
> David Cornely
> San Diego Storage Team
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> david_cornely AT intuit DOT com
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