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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

456.0. "OA$PRIMARY_NODE value " by NCCODE::HARRIS (oooppps) Thu Apr 09 1992 19:56

    hi there!
    
    somehow at my customer site 1 of the nodes in a 2-node cluster has lost
    the value of OA$PRIMARY_NODE.  it is now the node name, not the cluster
    alias.
    
    according to the installation guide the value for OA$PRIMARY_NODE is
    set by A1V24START.COM after installation is complete.  now, if i modify
    OA$PRIAMRY_NODE myself to the cluster alias, what effect will it have
    it the system is brought down and ALL-IN-1 had to be restarted?
    
    there was some hardware maintenace done (etehernet board replaced and
    some recofiguring done to replace a corrupted image (don't know which
    one)). somehow this has affected a few little things in ALL-IN-1.
    
    anyone know of any reasons how/why the value of OA$PRIMARY_NODE could
    get changed?  besides the obvious of someone doing it by hand.
    
    ALL-IN-1 2.4
    
    		ann

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
456.1	Check DECnet start	UTRTSC::SCHOLLAERT	Half Dutch - Half Belgium	`Thu Apr 09 1992 20:34`	15
	Hello Ann, OA$PRIMARY_NODE will contain the cluster alias when the logical SYS$CLUSTER_NODE exists when A1V24START runs during system boot. SYS$CLUSTER_NODE is set during the startup of DECnet during the same boot. Its not advisable to change the logical "manually". Better to find out if/why SYS$CLUSTER_NODE is not there. Hope this helps, Jan
456.2	thanks!	NCCODE::HARRIS	oooppps	`Thu Apr 09 1992 20:42`	6
	hello jan - your reply is just what i was looking for. i'll g back to the VMS system mgmt with it and have then check it out. thansk - ann
456.3	OA$PRIMARY_NODE for complicated configuration	EEMELI::SALMINEN	I'm just a singer in an ALL-IN-1 band	`Wed Dec 09 1992 09:32`	19
	As far as I understand the correct definition of oa$primary_node logical, the main rules are: OA$PRIMARY_NODE is equal to nodename when local MR is used MR-node when remote MR is used cluster alias when cluster alias is used But what is the correct definition for this logical name to different nodes in a network with several single ALL-IN-1 nodes and a cluster (where ALL-In-1 and MR is started in some nodes only), and the other single ALL-IN-1 nodes are going to use the MR in the cluster nodes? Best regards, Hannu
456.4	THe MR node name	FORTY2::ASH	Grahame Ash @REO	`Wed Dec 09 1992 10:40`	12
	Hannu, As your analysis shows, OA$PRIMARY_NODE should be set to the name of the node which runs the Message Router which will deliver the mail to ALL-IN-1. (It was invented before cluster aliases so that replies would work, even if MR did not know of all the nodes in a cluster.) So it must be a node which the MR network knows about. So pick a node which is well known in MRMAN; if you use defualt DECnet, pick the one which will be running MR. grahame
456.5	question	ESSB::MCKNIGHT	It's just been revoked	`Tue Feb 09 1993 15:38`	11
	Does this mean if I send a mail from vaxmail to the following OA$PRIMARY_NODE::MRGATE::"ALL-IN-1 Username" it will ALWAYS get to the ALL-IN-1 username ? Rgds Mike
456.6	related question	ESSB::MCKNIGHT	It's just been revoked	`Tue Feb 09 1993 17:12`	6
	A related question How often is Message router defined without Message router gateway ? Rgds Mike