Troubleshooting
Problem
This technote explains why the error []VIEW_NETWORK_NAME was not specified[] might occur when setting up a TSO client to connect to IBM® Rational® ClearCase®.
Symptom
Attempts to configure a TSO client to connect to ClearCase results in the following error:
VIEW_NETWORK_NAME was not specified. 'view' was taken as a default
--|Possible Error:
--| HOST was specified as localhost, 127.0.0.1 or a dotted name and
ACTUAL_HOST was not defined.
--| If the authmode 2 feature is being used the host name of the TSO
Client Server machine must
--| be specified in the ACTUAL_HOST parameter.
Additional symptoms found in the log file called: userid.TSC.LOG
TSO client starting
-----Start of current environment definition COTENV-----
--|HOST customer.gov.us
--|PORT 3606
--|PLATFORM WINDOWS
--|VIEW_TYPE DYNAMIC
--|UCM YES
--|COBOL\*.cob T.COB
-----End of current environment definition COTENV-----
-----Start of current environment definition errors and messages
COTENV-----
--|Informational:
--| VIEW_NETWORK_NAME was not specified. 'view' was taken as a default
--|Possible Error:
--| HOST was specified as localhost, 127.0.0.1 or a dotted name and
ACTUAL_HOST was not defined.
--| If the authmode 2 feature is being used the host name of the TSO
Client Server machine must
--| be specified in the ACTUAL_HOST parameter.
-----End of current environment definition errors and messages
COTENV-----
+++++Start execution of testServer+++++
-----Start ERR.ERR file-----
--|ccasenp: Error: Unable to contact albd_server on host 'Cotdfzn7x21'
--|ccasenp: Error: Couldn't set view tag CobolTest2_Maint_dev:
ClearCase object not found
--|System error 59 has occurred.
--|
--|An unexpected network error occurred.
--|
-----End ERR.ERR file-----
Cause
There was a problem with the z/OS system name resolution.
The distributed Windows system could not resolve the host name.
Resolving The Problem
Configure the z/OS system name and IP address into your DNS tables.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21268948