Hey, Tom, hope all is well. We don't use one - if that helps. Everything points to DNS server that is defined in TCPIP DATA file.
Marcy Cortes "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Cluster Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] Multiple HOSTS LOCAL files to match multiple TCPIP files? I'm trying to configure my TCP/IP virtual machines so that when they're restored to our DR environment they will work correctly without any changes. I have multiple TCPIP files, one for each CPU, because the selection of the filename to be used is based on the nodeid from the SYSTEM NETID file, with PROFILE TCPIP being used if there is no match. However, that leaves the HOSTS LOCAL file. I can't find a similar way to automate the selection of this file (as well as its two generated files). Perhaps a better question to ask is this: Do I really need to worry about the HOSTS LOCAL file? We only use VM TCP/IP for TN3270 and FTP, and both seem to work perfectly well even if the HOSTS LOCAL file is for the wrong IP stack. Our HOSTS LOCAL files contain only a single HOST and a single GATEWAY statement. When I restore my production system to my DR system, TN3270 and FTP work fine on the DR system even though the HOSTS LOCAL file contains entries for the production system. - Tom. Tom Cluster County of Sonoma Santa Rosa, CA (707) 565-3384 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only)
