The ADSM API is a client API not a server API: only client functions are 
provided.

Johan Pol wrote:

> Andy,
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> I am using ADSM version 3.1 for Windows NT and my client is a Windows 95 
> client.
>
> I am trying to use Visual Basic 5.0 to connect to ADSM, what isn't working at
> this time.
> I can connect to the ADSM server, but only by using for my nodename a
> registered servername.
> Waht i want is to simulate a ADSM Administrative client session. And that is
> e.g. a session with username ADMIN and password ADMIN (if i keep my default
> password).
>
> And i can't get it working.
>
> Comment to your suggestions:
> - virtualnodename isn't a valid line for the DSM.OPT file
>
> Hopefully you can give me more hints to solve this problem.
>
> with kind regards, / met vriendelijke groeten,
> Johan Pol
> Boerhaavelaan 11 - 2713 HA - Zoetermeer - Tel. (+31)79 3223051 - Fax. (+31)79
> 3213989
> Internet : nlx2936 AT nl.ibm DOT com
>
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 30-07-98 07:48:24
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
> Subject: Re: API calls
>
> Hello,
>
> What does your call to dsmInit look like? Is this a UNIX system and if so, is
> passwordaccess set to generate? If the answer is "yes", then you need to set 
> up
> a new stanza in dsm.sys that has "nodename admin" in it. Then you can pass
> "-servername=stanzaname" to dsmInit via the 8th argument, which is for 
> options.
> You'll need to initialize the encrypted password first using the regular
> backup-archive client (i.e. run "dsmc query filespace -servername=stanzaname",
> and enter the password when prompted).
>
>  Alternatively, if you want "admin" to be a virtual root user, you can pass
> "-virtualnodename=admin". You will also have to pass "admin" as the password.
> However this is a little less secure, so the first option I mentioned is what 
> I
> recommend.
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Storage Systems Division
> ADSM Client Development
> e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 07/29/98 11:55:13 PM
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
> Subject: API calls
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there anyone who can help me with my dsmInit API call.
>
> The question is, if there is a way to connect to the ADSM Server by using 
> API's
> with nodename ADMIN and password ADMIN.
> It seems that i always have to connect to the server using the nodenname of 
> the
> server, and that is very strange. I only want to open a session using API's
> with name ADMIN and password ADMIN.
>
> Hopefully someone can help me...
>
> with kind regards, / met vriendelijke groeten,
> Johan Pol
> Boerhaavelaan 11 - 2713 HA - Zoetermeer - Tel. (+31)79 3223051 - Fax. (+31)79
> 3213989
> Internet : nlx2936 AT nl.ibm DOT com



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