3.5.3. Configuring a Computer with Multiple Network Interface Cards (NICs)

When multiple NIC cards are used on a remote HPC submit host, additional configuration may be necessary to establish communications between the RSM client and the submit host.

  1. Stop the RSM launcher service if it is running.

  2. Use the RSM Utilities application to specify the correct IP address of the HPC submit host. The correct IP address is the address seen in the output of a “ping” program from any remote machine to this machine using the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). Examples are 1.2.3.4 and machine.mycompany.com.

    Windows: Run the following command in the [RSMInstall]\bin directory:

    rsm.exe appsettings set Global RemotingMachineNameAttribute <IP address>

    Linux: Run the following command in the [RSMInstall]/Config/tools/linux directory:

    rsmutils appsettings set Global RemotingMachineNameAttribute <IP address>

  3. If using the RSM internal file transfer mechanism, which uses TCP sockets to stream files from the client machine to the submit host, use the RSM Utilities application to specify the correct IP address in the SocketTransfererListenerIpAddress setting:

    Windows: Run the following command in the [RSMInstall]\bin directory:

    rsm.exe appsettings set UserProxy SocketTransfererListenerIpAddress <IP address>

    Linux: Run the following command in the [RSMInstall]/Config/tools/linux directory:

    rsmutils appsettings set UserProxy SocketTransfererListenerIpAddress <IP address>

  4. Restart the RSM launcher service:

    • For Windows: On your Administrative Tools or Administrative Services page, open the Services dialog box. Restart the services by right-clicking on the service and selecting Restart.

    • For Linux: Log into a Linux account with administrative privileges and ensure that Ans.Rsm.* processes are not running. In a terminal window, run the following command:

      [RSMInstall]/RSM/Config/tools/linux/rsmlauncher restart