ITEM: BW8259L

initial_hostname in PSSP

Question:

Just did an install of a node with initial_hostname set to
an interface other than the frame ethernet (I used the fddi
interface). initial_hostname is the hostname that is built
into ODM on the node, it is the node's REAL hostname.                                                 
                                                                                
Just as in regular TCP/IP, other clients out in the network
may have a number of hostnames (IP addresses) they reach
this node by, depending on which interface on the node they
want to come in on.
                                                                                
I.e., even though his hostname is f1n9fi, other nodes can
still reach him on the ethernet by "tn f1n9", or nfs mount
over switch by "mount f1n9sw:/exported/file/system /mnt".
The names (addresses) you reach a node by are often 
independent of the node's actual hostname.



Support Line: initial_hostname in PSSP ITEM: BW8259L

Dated: April 1997 Category: N/A

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