Alan,
Does this mean that if you are using a DNS, in our case a
Namesrv as a secondary caching DNS, that you don't require the 'HOSTS'
set of files?
Regards,
Richard Feldman
Senior IT Architect
Kelly, Douglas / Westfair Foods Ltd.
Ph:(403)291-6339 Fax:(403)291-6585
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Alan Altmark
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:04 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: VM/TCPIP question
On Monday, 07/17/2006 at 06:17 MST, william JANULIN
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Question - when setting up the HOSTS LOCAL file and
> creating the HOSTS SITEINFO and HOSTS ADDRINFO files,
> does VM/TCPIP have to reaccess TCPMAINT's 592 disk
> after they are copied or do I have to re-cycle
> VM/TCPIP?
The stack doesn't use any host names or any other files on the 592, so
you
don't need to recycle it when you change the 592. The application
servers
and clients, however, should be recycled when you change the 592.
> I have a user attempting to do FTPBATCH on a VSE guest
> getting "Invalid Foreign IP address" on the batch
> job. The VSE TCPIP stack is set up with DEFINE LINKS
> and DEFINE ROUTES to VM/TCPIP using CTCAs for the
> connection.
VSE applications don't use any VM TCP/IP data files. You need the
equivalent of the hosts file for VSE.
And except for coding private host names for your personal use, it is
far
better to use DNS. The day will come when you change the IP addresses
and
you will forget to change the local hosts files.
Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott
