topic Re: OpenVMS Host resolving in Operating System - OpenVMS

OpenVMS Host resolving

shashi kanth — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:31:35 GMT

Like in Unix /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf file, what is the equality in OpenVMS ?

I would like add some names/IPs in OpenVMS, since those entries not exist in DNS.

How can i do this ?

Re: OpenVMS Host resolving

Steven Schweda — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:42:32 GMT

These things depend on your IP software.

If you're running HP's TCPIP product, then
the resolver configuration is done using:
TCPIP SET NAME_SERVICE
and the local hosts data base is manipulated
using:
TCPIP SET HOST

TCPIP HELP SET HOST
TCPIP HELP SET NAME_SERVICE

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/index.html
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/tcpip56.html

After that, it helps to know the version:

TCPIP SHOW VERSION

Whatever you do, don't attempt to find any
data base files and edit them. (Unless you'd
like to corrupt the (indexed) files, and
cripple normal operation, that is.)

Re: OpenVMS Host resolving

Richard Whalen — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:51:35 GMT

For TCPware:
edit TCPWARE:HOSTS. and add the new information in the format:
address hostname [alias [alias ...]]

For MultiNet:
Edit MULTINET:HOSTS.LOCAL and add information in RFC-952 format:
HOST : address : name[,alias] : [computer type] : [Operating system] : [services]

Then use MULTINET HOST_TABLE COMPILE and
@MULTINET:INSTALL_DATABASES

Re: OpenVMS Host resolving

Jeroen Hartgers_3 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:08:44 GMT

never edit the files always insert the the right way

If the is no dn available you kan use the local host file

to add a node on the locale host file

$ tcpip set host/address=11.22.33.44 testnode.testdom.com /alias=testnode1

to remove
$ tcpip set nohost testnode.testdom.com
$ tcpip set host testnode.testdom.com/noalias=testnode1

for more anwsers there is always the HELP
$ tcpip help

Re: OpenVMS Host resolving

shashi kanth — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:13:16 GMT

Thank you all.