rs_init error message descriptions

Because rs_init error messages do not have error numbers, they are arranged alphabetically.

Error

Could not find entry for Adaptive Server

Message text

Error messages stating that the Adaptive Server entry does not exist in the interfaces file are displayed in the rs_init error log.

08/23/96 02:06:49 PM Running task to check the Adaptive Server.
08/23/96 02:06:49 PM Could not find entry for Adaptive Server 'westdss' in the interfaces file.
08/23/96 02:06:49 PM Task to check the Adaptive Server failed; terminating configuration.
08/23/96 02:06:49 PM Configuration failed.
08/23/96 02:06:49 PM Exiting.

Explanation

When you execute rs_init with a resource file (rs_init -r) to configure an LTM, rs_init looks in the interfaces file for the Adaptive Server name that matches the one in the resource file.

The errors listed above occur because the Adaptive Server entry in the interfaces file does not match the resource file’s Adaptive Server entry due to unprintable characters in the resource file.

Action

Check for unprintable characters (such as control characters) in the Adaptive Server name entry in the resource file. The Adaptive Server name entry is specified as the rs.rs_ds_name parameter.

Error

Unknown host machine name.

Message text

The following messages are displayed in the rs_init error log.

08/09/98 11:54:43 AM Running task to check the RSSD Adaptive Server.
08/09/98 11:54:45 AM CONNECTIVITY ERROR: DB-Library error: ‘Unknown host machine name.’. 08/09/98 11:54:45 AM Unable to connect to the RSSD SQL Server ‘axptst’.Make sure that the Adaptive Server is running, and the ‘sa’ password is correct.
 08/09/98 11:54:45 AM Task to check the RSSD Adaptive Server failed; terminating configuration.
 08/09/98 11:54:45 AM Configuration failed. 08/09/98 11:54:45 AM Exiting.

Explanation

rs_init cannot find the RSSD machine’s host name. Sometimes, directory services do not recognize the machine’s host name and, instead, may recognize a machine only by its Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Action

Add an additional query line for the machine to the interfaces file and specify the host machine’s IP address instead of its name. For example, for the bss.bsslt.ch.corma.com host name substitute its IP address, 2.41.100.35, as follows:

query tcp ether bss.bsslt.ch.corma.com 31440 
query tcp ether 2.41.100.35 31440.

If you run rs_init again, the following messages may be displayed in the rs_init error log, but you can ignore them:

Could not obtain Hostname for Internet address ‘2.41.100.35’. 
Could not obtain Hostname for Internet address ‘2.41.100.41’. 
Could not obtain Hostname for Internet address ‘2.41.100.35’. 
Could not obtain Hostname for Internet address ‘2.41.100.41’. Running task to check the RSSD Adaptive Server.