Hello,

I have an issue with NetBackup and the MS-SQL extension - it's a little
odd and I need some perspective.
 
Master server is NBU 3.4 DC on Solaris 2.7 master.
one interface is "fred"  (this is the configured master server name)
another interface is "ethel.backup-net".

dvd.backup-net is the WinNT/SQL7 client I'm trying to back up.  Both
"fred" and "ethel.backup-net" appear in the client's bp.conf file.
 
And this backup almost always works...
========================================
client initiated file level backups-  success
server initiated file level backups-  success
client initiated MSSQL database backup  - success
server initiated MSSQL database backup-   failure with error code 2
 
Looking at the logs, I see that dvd.backup-net is trying to talk back to
fred's IP.  (but it can't get there from here, it's only network path to
the master is ethel.backup-net)

dbclient log entry:
===================
10:22:59 [208.327] <4> sendRequest:    request = netbackup netbackup
hyntserver1
.backup-onl hyntserver1 hyntserver1.backup-onl
/C/Program\100\040Files/VERITAS/N
etBackup/Logs/user_ops/mssql/logs/0608101102259-208-340-000-000-prg
MSSQL_test N
ONE 0  0 15 1 C C C C C 0 0 0 0 0^M
10:23:01 [208.327] <4> getsockconnected: gethostbyname failed for
olbackup: HOST
_NOT_FOUND (0)^M
10:23:01 [208.327] <16> getsockconnected: cannot find host: olbackup,
h_errno=0^
M
10:23:01 [208.327] <2> bprd_connect: Cannot connect to server olbackup^M
10:23:11 [208.327] <4> sendRequest: Can't connect to host olbackup --
retry[1]^M
10:23:14 [208.327] <4> getsockconnected: gethostbyname failed for
olbackup: HOST
_NOT_FOUND (0)^M
l.bellhow.com^M40] <4> getServerName: Read server name from
master_config: bk-on
M0:22:59 [208.327] <4> dbc_InitializeDBClient: INF - client's Debug Level
= <0>^
10:22:59 [208.327] <4> dbc_InitializeDBClient: --- SESSION INITIATED ---
^M
SSQL7.HYNTSERVER1.db.pubs.~.0.001of001.20010608102259..C>^M
File:</hyntserver1.M
10:22:59 [208.327] <4> sendRequest: sending BACKUP request to bprd^M
ONE 0  0 15 1 C C C C C 0 0 0 0 0^M608101102259-208-340-000-000-prg
MSSQL_test N
_NOT_FOUND (0)^M7] <4> getsockconnected: gethostbyname failed for
olbackup: HOST
M0:23:01 [208.327] <16> getsockconnected: cannot find host: olbackup,
h_errno=0^
10:23:01 [208.327] <2> bprd_connect: Cannot connect to server olbackup^M
_NOT_FOUND (0)^M7] <4> getsockconnected: gethostbyname failed for
olbackup: HOST
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But it works if...
==================
I add a spoofing entry to the NT box's hosts file:  (imagine that the
fred IP number is 123.123.123.123...)

123.123.123.123  fred ethel.backup-net \ 
ethel.backup-net.real.name.witheld.com




So why does this server-initiated SQL backup *insist* on talking back to
the wrong interface of the master server?  (but the client-initiated
version of this works fine...)

It looks kind of like the server is sending that name.


Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated,



Jim Bougor