If you want to specify the NODENAME option within the option file dsm.opt,
the nodename has to be different than the host name. It is possible to
specify it within the file dsm.sys.

Best regards, Kirsten.

It's not allowed to specify a NODENAME
> Running V3 clients on HP-UX with V3 server on ADSM, with open registration.
>
> Registered a nodename (TEC_DB) on the server for use as a special backup
> client from my database server.
> Added NODENAME TEC_DB to the dsm.opt file being used on the server
> entered 'dsmc' from prompt.
> Received following error message sequence:
> ANS1036S Invalid option 'NODENAME' found in options file '/usr/adsm/dsm.opt'
> at line number : 1
>    Invalid entry : 'NODENAME TEC_DB'
> ANS1038S Invalid option specified
>
> ANYONE WITH ANY IDEAS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG??
>
> also fails if I try 'dsmc -nodename=tec_db' and no nodename in the dsm.opt
> file.
>
> TIA..
> Doug Agnew
> Database Administrator
> Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
> Email: dagnew AT charlottepipe DOT com
>