Rich, looks like you can define the LAT host node name as a parameter in LATCP> SET NODE [node-name], it will default to SYS$NODE (which typically matches SCSNODE). $ @SYS$STARTUP:LAT$SYSTARTUP "EMU" "EMUNODE" "..." Should use 'EMUNODE' as the LAT host node name and 'EMU' as the service name. This should provide a workaround for your problem. Volker.