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Conference iosg::all-in-1

Title:ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Please spell ALL-IN-1 correctly - all CAPITALS!
Moderator:IOSG::PYECE
Created:Fri Jul 01 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2716
Total number of notes:12169

2508.0. "How to stop ALL-IN-1 from attempting to use IP port" by ALFSS2::BEKELE_D (When indoubt THINK!) Wed Feb 05 1997 22:55

    Greetings!
    
    Customer has ALL-IN-1 V3.0a with FC configured to use *only* DECnet.
    Since he installed TCPware V5.1, ALL-IN-1 tries to talk to the
    FC server via TCP/IP first. In the process it gets in "LEF" state
    for a full minute while a pending IO to a BG device times out then
    it uses DECnet (Customer does not want FC to be configured to use
    TCP/IP).
    
    Is the existence of UCX$DEVICE sufficient for ALL-IN-1 to attempt 
    to connect via TCP/IP? If that is not the case what else can I suggest
    other than deassign the logical so that ALL-IN-1 will stop its attempt 
    to use TCP/IP?
    
    Thanks!
    Dan
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2508.1IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeThu Feb 06 1997 08:016
    IF they don't want us to use TCP/IP to connect to the FCS, then isn't
    it enough to not put a TCP/IP port in the server configuration file? (SM
    MSS MFS E)
    
    During installation, I fill these fields in if UCX is installed,
    although I thought I asked first!!
2508.2IOSG::STANDAGEMy hovercraft is full of eelsThu Feb 06 1997 11:3913
    
    Dan,
    
    I'm somewhat confused by this, as ALL-IN-1 VT never uses TCP/IP as the
    transport to connect to the FCS, this is always done via DECnet.
    
    But I agree with GAP, if your customer doesn't want the server to run
    over IP then just set the port to "0" and restart the server.
    
    -Kevin.
2508.3ALFSS2::BEKELE_DWhen indoubt THINK!Thu Feb 06 1997 14:3417
    
    > I'm somewhat confused by this,
    
    > But I agree with GAP, if your customer doesn't want the server to run
    > over IP then just set the port to "0" and restart the server.
    
    Customer assured me that this is how it is currently configured and the 
    source of my own confusion as well!.  Customer also stated that only
    one node in a cluster behaves in the manner discribed eventhough it
    is said to be configured the same way as the other nodes.  I asked to
    get access to his system to see it with my own eyes but...in desperation
    I suggested that he delete the config record and recreate it.  He was
    not impressed by that suggestion either.  I am in a quandary on this
    one!
    
    Dan
2508.4IOSG::STANDAGEMy hovercraft is full of eelsThu Feb 06 1997 16:0215
    
    Dan,
    
    Well, the customer's always right ! :-)
    
    But really, there are no VT->FCS connections done over IP, unless
    they're written their own app which I very much doubt. TeamLinks on the
    other hand will of course do connections over IP, but not to manage the
    server as there's no GUI for that...yet.
    
    Well, let me know if any more comes of this,
    
    Kevin.
2508.5I'm not impressed by his reactionSHRMSG::HOWARDBenMon Feb 10 1997 18:137
    These records are per node, so the fact that it is different on one
    node seems to support the previous replies.  Deleting and readding the
    record should only take a few minutes - less than the time it takes to
    call you.  Perhaps there is something in the record that looks ok but
    is confusing the startup.  
    
    Ben