Virtual TapeServer 6.03.41 Installation Guide

78 | Enabling Instant DR and AutoCopy
j. At the [root@site default]# prompt, enter service network restart. The
network interfaces are reset:
k. Test connectivity by pinging the network connections. At the prompt, enter ping
hostname. For example, to ping the New York server, enter ping newyork-idr.
Output similar to the following is displayed:
64 bytes from newyork-idr (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=0 ttl=64
time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from newyork-idr (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64
time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from newyork-idr (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64
time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from newyork-idr (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64
time=0.053 ms
Press CTRL-C to stop the ping process.
If you receive a timeout error, check cabling or contact a network administrator for
assistance. If you receive an unknown host error, check the Hosts tab on the Network
Configuration window or use a text editor to check the /etc/hosts file and make sure
everything is correct. Note that the file is case-sensitive.
4. Set up and edit the .rhosts file to define aliases for the IP addresses. Perform this step for
each VTS server.
a. At the command prompt, log in as root. If you Telnet to the remote VTS server, you
must log in as bill and enter the password when prompted. Then, you must enter the
su command and enter the password. See
Credentials on page 127 for a list of the
default accounts provided on the server.
b. Enter chown bill /home/bill/.rhosts to change the ownership of the file to bill.
c. Enter chmod 600 /home/bill/.rhosts to set the privileges to read and write for bill.
d. Open the /home/bill/.rhosts file for editing using a text editor, such as vi.
e. Scroll down to the last line in the file.