Conference noted::dnu_osi

2172.0. "MOP loses Function attributes" by CHEFS::ELLERBY_J () Wed May 07 1997 14:08

    Any suggestions on the following problem I keep hitting ?
    
    I have installed V3.2B with just a dnsclerk patch on a set of Alpha
    1000A, each system is running Digital UNIX V3.2G.
    
    I configure mop via decnetsetup. I then configure a number of DECnis
    MOP clients via the decnis host configurator. However, after some
    variable period of operation and one or two ncl> load mop client
    <client> commands I lose my attributes associated with the default mop
    circuit, circuit-1.
    
    i.e. Normally it is enabled with
    			Functions = {	Loop Requestor,
    					Console_requestor,
    					Load Requestor,
    					Load Server,
    					Dump Server,
    					Test Requestor,
    					Query Requestor
    				     }
    
    However, some time later after no specific sequence of events, I lose
    half of the functions thus leading to the following error:
    
    ncl> load mop client <client>
    
    FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Load
    DUE TO: Error specific to this entity's class
    REASON: Data Link Error
    Description: An error was reported by the Data Link Layer
    			= Wrong State
    
    	Functions	= {
    				Load Server,
    				Dump Server
    			  }
    
    If I shutdown MOP via mopsetup and restart it, all is well again and I
    have a full set of attributes.
    
    Any ideas why it keeps going into this state ?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Jed

    This doesn't ring any bells.  You might try the latest mop
    patch, from netrix::patches/OSF/V3.2B/dnamopd.Z
    
    (Note netrix is now 4.750, not 12.80)
    
    Vince