RE: Can a DDMF point to localhost?

["Jose Antonio Salazar Montenegro" <0jsalazarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The authentication discussion was very helpful, we also wanted to consolidate DDM access through the same profile, to avoid replicating dozens of profiles.

I wonder if there is further advice about creating localhost DDMFs?

We did as Mark suggested but still can't figure why they won't work on our setup.

--
Saludos
 
José Antonio Salazar Montenegro
Crédito Firme | Desarrollo de Sistemas
Tel. +52 (81) 8318-3900 x23620

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Harris
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:51 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Can a DDMF point to localhost?

Yeah, you and Chuck are quite right.

I was remembering what was required for a production implementation where
many different profiles might use a DDM file and were not guaranteed to
exist on the remote machine. 

As you have pointed out: what I had to do to make it work in a practical
sense is not equal to the minimum required for it to function.

Regards
Evan Harris


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Monday, 15 February 2010 5:13 p.m.
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Can a DDMF point to localhost?

Yeah but I clearly have no such entry under my name and it still works. 
Guess there'd have to be one if my user id and password didn't match, 
which they do. Then it'd be like Chuck says.

OK - on to eating my Subway Italian BMT.

Vern

Evan Harris wrote:
> Hi Vern
>
> My recollection was that DDM files defined over an IP connection require a
> server authentication entry. 
>
> First time I defined that stuff was at V5R2 so I have no recollection of
> what V5R1 had or didn't have. Come to think of it - I don't remember
working
> on V5R1 except for a couple of test boxes. 
>
> Regards
> Evan Harris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> Sent: Monday, 15 February 2010 4:06 a.m.
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Can a DDMF point to localhost?
>
> Evan
>
> I looked at a v5r4 machine and saw no entries for my profile. Those 
> don't even exist on our v5r1 machine.
>
> Seems I remember you saying something about IASPs in this context - but 
> I've not tested that kind of thing.
>
> Confused!!
> Vern
>
> Evan Harris wrote:
>   
> > Hi Jose
> >
> > Yes it can be done. I've seen it done a couple of different ways.
> >
> > Do you have the DDM Sever started and also does it require a password ?
> >
> > Note also when setting up TCP DDM files that you need to add a server
> > authentication entry ADDSVRAUTE for the target system. 
> >
> > Regards
> > Evan Harris
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jose Antonio
Salazar
> > Montenegro
> > Sent: Saturday, 13 February 2010 1:23 p.m.
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Can a DDMF point to localhost?
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > I was asked if a small set of DDMFs can be created pointing to the same
> > IBM i. That way we could use a single machine for development.
> >
> > Using RMTLOCNAME(MYSYSTEM *SNA) and attempting a DSPPFM fails with:
> > "Remote location AFIRMED for program device DDMDEVICE was not found."
> >
> > Using RMTLOCNAME(LOCALHOST *IP) or RMTLOCNAME('127.0.0.1' *IP) and
> > attempting a DSPPFM fails with:
> > "A remote host refused an attempted connect operation."
> >
> > I'm not knowledgeable enough about device or network configuration to
> > conclude that it can't be done, though.
> >
> > --
> > Saludos
> > Antonio Salazar
> >   
> >