Checking the network configuration
The IBM tool Administration Runtime Expert can be used to check the network configuration.
Among other things, this also checks the network configuration.
Start checking
Enter the following command in the QSHELL to check the basic network configurations.
Start network check
CODE
/qibm/proddata/os/osgi/templates/bin/areVerify.sh -networkThe following information appears on the console
Messages
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JAVA_HOME set to /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/JavaVM/jdk80/32bit
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i
Version 1.6.20
Wed Apr 21 18:44:30 CEST 2021
Searching for elements
Using template: file:/qibm/proddata/os/osgi/templates/verifynetwork.jar (1.0.2)
Number of runtime elements: 25
Running with user: QSECOFR
User QSECOFR has *ALLOBJ authority
Running plugin File Attribute Verifier
Running plugin Network Verifier
Running plugin Network Configuration Checker
Running plugin Product Verifier
Network verification completed
Summary report written to /home/qsecofr/network.summary
Detailed report written to /home/qsecofr/network.out                         Evaluate result
The two log files generated contain a report on the current network configuration and any errors.
An error-free installation is documented as follows
network.summary
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IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i
Version 1.6.20
Wed Apr 21 18:53:33 CEST 2021
Using template: file:/qibm/proddata/os/osgi/templates/verifynetwork.jar (1.0.2)
Number of runtime elements: 25
Running with user: QSECOFR
User QSECOFR has *ALLOBJ authority
Running plugin File Attribute Verifier
> Total number of file attribute items checked: 0
Running plugin Network Verifier
Running plugin Network Configuration Checker
Running plugin Product Verifier
> Total number of product items checked: 1
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Administration Runtime Expert completed with:
Plugins run: 4
Items checked: 1
Error: 0
Warning: 0
Info: 0
Fix actions: 0
--------------------------------------Details of detected errors can be found in this file which was also generated
network.out
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IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i
Version 1.6.20
Wed Apr 21 18:53:33 CEST 2021
Using template: file:/qibm/proddata/os/osgi/templates/verifynetwork.jar (1.0.2)
Number of runtime elements: 25
Running with user: QSECOFR
User QSECOFR has *ALLOBJ authority
Running plugin File Attribute Verifier
> A total of 1 XML rule file will be processed
> Processing XML rule file (xml/FileAttr_networkConfigFiles.xml) for file attribute
o Checking for existence of network configuration files in IFS
- OK: No network configuration files found in IFS
> Finished processing file attribute
> Total number of file attribute items checked: 0
Result of running: true
Running plugin Network Verifier
> Retrieving local host name
o Start time is Wed Apr 21 18:53:34 CEST 2021
o Local host name is TESTFP.GL.MENTEN.DE
o End time is Wed Apr 21 18:53:34 CEST 2021
o Amount of time needed to retrieve local host name was 0 seconds
> Checking loopback address by IP
o OK: loopback address is 127.0.0.1
> Checking loopback address by name
o OK: loopback address is 127.0.0.1
> Checking localhost address by name
o OK: localhost address is 127.0.0.1
> Checking reverse DNS lookup of local host name
o OK: Local host name and host name using reverse DNS are the same (TESTFP.GL.MENTEN.DE)
Result of running: true
Running plugin Network Configuration Checker
> Verify TCP/IP domain information (CFGTCP option 12)
o Checking for Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)
- OK: Host name = TESTFP
- OK: Domain name = GL.MENTEN.DE
# Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) = 'TESTFP.GL.MENTEN.DE'
o Checking DNS Settings
- DNS 1 = 192.168.204.10
# OK: DNS Server available on the network
- DNS 2 = 192.168.205.252
# OK: DNS Server available on the network
o Checking the Host Name Search Priority
- Host Name Search Priority is set to *LOCAL
o Checking TCP/IP stack status
- OK: TCP/IP stack status is ACTIVE
o Checking values for Number of DNS Retries and Retry Interval
- Number of DNS Retries is 2
- DNS Retry time interval, in seconds, is 2
o Checking Network Attributes
- Verifying host name (TESTFP) is consistent in system configuration
# OK: Host name in CFGTCP option 12 matches System Name in the network attributes from DSPNETA
> Verify TCP/IP host table entries (CFGTCP option 10)
o Searching the host table for the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)
- OK: FQDN Found
- Address = 192.168.200.164
# Host1 = TESTFP.GL.MENTEN.DE
# Host2 =
# Host3 =
# Host4 =
o Checking for LOOPBACK/LOCALHOST
- OK: LOOPBACK/LOCALHOST found
- Address = 127.0.0.1
# Host1 = LOOPBACK
# Host2 = LOCALHOST
# Host3 =
# Host4 =
> Verify TCP/IP interfaces (CFGTCP option 1)
o Checking TCP/IP Interfaces
- OK: Interface 192.168.200.164, which is assigned to the FQDN, exists on the system
- OK: Interface 127.0.0.1, which is assigned to LOOPBACK/LOCALHOST, exists on the system
o Checking TCP Interface status
- OK: TCP/IP interface 127.0.0.1 is Active
- OK: TCP/IP interface 192.168.200.164 has a status of Active
Result of running: true
Running plugin Product Verifier
> A total of 1 XML rule file will be processed
> Processing XML rule file (xml/Prod_dnsProduct.xml) for product
> Retrieving product information for 5770SS1 option 0031 (V7R4M0)
o OK: 5770SS1 option 0031 status is Installed
> Finished processing product
> Total number of product items checked: 1
Result of running: true