When an Integrated Object Model (IOM) server starts, it requests its host information from the operating system. For multi-NIC (network interface card) hosts, the primary host and/or the IP address returned might be a network that is not intended for IOM server communication. Common examples of this type of network are storage networks, from which a host might have a separate host name and network to attach to a shared file system. Examples of IOM servers are object spawners, connect spawners, metadata servers, workspace servers, stored process servers, and pooled workspace servers.

On Windows systems, this issue can be caused by the Automatic Metric feature applying a more favorable metric to the storage network because it might have a faster interface. You can adjust the primary interface/IP address that is provided by the operating system by disabling the Automatic Metric feature. Then, you can apply a lower value on the desired communication adapter and a higher value on the storage interface.

For more information about the Automatic Metric feature, see the An explanation of Automatic Metric feature for IPv4 routes article.