UCX$INET_HOST and UCX$INET_HOSTADDR - where are values set? and how to change?

[John Kittel]

DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V4.2 on a AlphaServer 2100 4/200 running OpenVMS V7.1-2

The system has 3 NICs. They are set up with 3 names and addresses, for example name1 10.2.0.1, name2 10.2.0.2, name3 10.2.0.3.

But the logicals UCX$INET_HOST and UCX$INET_HOSTADDR are somehow set to a completely different name and address. But how? and how can I change them?

Thanks.

- John

[Bojan Nemec]

Hi,

I am not sure but I think that they are set by the UCX$UCP.EXE (which is the program which runs when you type UCX). In UCX 4.2 there was a reported problem when the names were not equal length. Please see the readme of the last ECO kit http://ftp.support.compaq.com.au/pub/patches/vms/axp/v7.1/ucx/4.2/

and see if this is yours case.

Can you refer the exact ECO of yours UCX and the content of the logical names?

Bojan

[John Kittel]

Thanks for the response Bojan.

the names and numnbers for the interfaces are:

revmil1a 16.1.100.35
revmil1b 16.1.100.36
revmil1c 16.1.100.37

The values of the logicals are:

"UCX$INET_HOST" = "REVMIL"
"UCX$INET_HOSTADDR" = "204.212.125.98"

All 4 names and numbers are in our DNS. Someone did this intentionally, I think, several years ago, but they're long gone from this company.

I need to leave the office now. Tomorrow I will try to determine what ECO we are on, and read any readmes for it, etc.

- John

[John Gillings · Accepted solution]

John

$ UCX SET CONF COMM/LOCAL_HOST=host-name

should set the name that UCX$INET_HOST is defined as. Similarly for UCX$INET_DOMAIN and UCX$INET_HOSTADDR. There may also be UCX$INET_HOSTADDR2 etc.. for your alternate addresses.

The simplest way to make sure all this is correct is to execute UCX$CONFIG, CORE environment, Domain and interfaces. UCX$INET_HOST should be the first interface configured.

The definitions are made during

$ UCX START COMM/INIT

Make sure you don't have any startup procedures overriding the logical names.

Try

$ SEARCH SYS$STARTUP:*.COM UCX$INET

[Antoniov.]

John,
the IP address of UCX$INET_HOSTADDR is the IP of BIND (DNS) server?
I guess your logical names are pointed to DNS server; before any change you must be sure about your current configuration then you can run UXC$CONFIG as John G. hinted you.

Antonio Vigliotti

[John Kittel]

Thanks all for your help.

UCX$INET_HOST was coming from communication configuration ( SET CONF COMM/LOCAL_HOST). But UCX$INET_HOSTADDR was not, and doesn't appear to be possible to configure it there. It was coming from the local host database ( SET HOST "name"), and/or the DNS.

I have successfully made the changes I needed to make.

- John