True but having worked in many large environments and
for IBM I've found that using prompting with the
TCPServername and TCPServeraddress has been very
reliable.
--- Steven P Roder <tkssteve AT REXX.ACSU.BUFFALO DOT EDU>
wrote:
wrote:
> > Steven,
> > The only problem with that is if the DNS server
> goes
> > down during your backup window then your backups
> will
> > fail.
>
> That could happen regardless if you are using
> hostnames, or cnames, as
> either may required resolution.  However, with a
> schedmode of prompted,
> the server is the machine that may actually have to
> do the resolution, in
> order to contact the clients.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Angela
> > --- Steven P Roder
> <tkssteve AT REXX.ACSU.BUFFALO DOT EDU>
> > wrote:
> > > Actually, this is made so much easier if it is
> > > turned into a DNS issue,
> > > rather than editing dsm.opt/dsm.sys files on
> every
> > > client.  We use a CNAME
> > > to place into our dsm.sys/opt files, so that the
> > > clients never use the
> > > machines' true hostname to contact it.  The
> CNAME is
> > > an alias that points
> > > at the machine, so changing the hostname does
> not
> > > affect the clients, so
> > > long as the CNAME still points at the server.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > on each client (dsm.opt) you can change the
> > > tcpserveradress to point to the
> > > > right one
> > > >
> > > > Reni Lambelet
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kevin Zonts [SMTP:zonts AT UIC DOT COM]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 5:03 PM
> > > > > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > > Subject:      Re: Changing the Tivoli server
> > > hostname
> > > > >
> > > > > Dwight,
> > > > >
> > > > > We are newbies with regards to Tivoli.....
> Could
> > > you briefly explain what
> > > > > must be done to use a different hostname, or
> > > point me to some
> > > > > documentation?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Kevin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Cook, Dwight E" <cookde AT BP DOT COM> on
> 05/30/2001
> > > 10:17:19 AM
> > > > >
> > > > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
> > > <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
> > > > >
> > > > > To:   ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> > > > > cc:    (bcc: Kevin P. Zonts/AMER/UIC)
> > > > > Subject:  Re: Changing the Tivoli server
> > > hostname
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sure, done it many times moving servers
> > > around...
> > > > > TSM doesn't care where it is (as long as you
> > > stay on the same op sys)
> > > > >
> > > > > Dwight
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kevin Zonts [mailto:zonts AT UIC DOT COM]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7:14 AM
> > > > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > > Subject: Changing the Tivoli server hostname
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it possible in the event of a disaster to
> > > rebuild the Tivoli server on
> > > > > a
> > > > > system with a different hostname?
> > > > >
> > > > > We are implementing our own disaster
> recovery
> > > site and we must use a
> > > > > different hostname/IP address for the Tivoli
> > > server during our testing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your time.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
> > > HOD Service Coordinator
> > > VM Systems Programmer
> > > UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
> > > TSM/ADSM Administrator
> > > (tkssteve AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564 |
> > http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)
> >
> >
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