Virtual TapeServer 6.04.02 for NonStop Servers Supplemental Installation Guide

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p. At the [root@site default]# prompt, enter service network restart. The
network interfaces are reset:
q. Test connectivity by pinging the network connections. At the prompt, enter ping
hostname. For example, to ping the Boston server, enter ping boston. Output
similar to the following is displayed:
64 bytes from boston (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.053
ms
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64 bytes from boston (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.053
ms
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64 bytes from boston (141.36.136.31): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.053
ms
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64 bytes from boston (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 /home/bill/.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 or SSH 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 the Virtual TapeServer Installation
Guide 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.