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?
>