Re: Can a DDMF point to localhost?

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jose Antonio Salazar Montenegro wrote:
> 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.
>
> Jose Antonio Salazar Montenegro wrote:
>
> > 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.

  The original posting [included above as a secondary quoted 
message] did not give the full message details; i.e. only the first 
level text was given.  I infer from the USEnglish text that the 
error message was CPE3425 for which there may be no second level 
text on the release being used, but I can only assume that.  In 
other messages, for example, there could be a return code or other 
details in the second-level text that would indicate what reason the 
connection was refused and\or what actions to pursue for recovery.

  The link I gave in a prior posting about DDM TCP/IP connection 
errors [that & another listed below] would describe some typical 
origins for the latter [and IMO easier TCP/IP] setup; specifically, 
that the CPE3425 suggests the DDM server is not started [which could 
mean 'prematurely ended' such that it is not "listening"] or the 
wrong port was specified.  So what do the WRKTCPSTS selections show 
for the localhost\loopback and the "connection status" of the DRDA, 
DDM, and DDM-SSL ports?  Beyond just the RMTLOCNAME, what was the 
full specification on the CRTDDMF?  What does the prompted 
?CHGDDMTCPA show?  What does the host table entry in CFGTCP show for 
the localhost?
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/ddm/rbae5failures.htm
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/ddp/rbal1reqfail.htm

Regards, Chuck