Alarm Topics Time out on system with network interface

[Charles Merrill Jenkins via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hello Everyone,

I have been able to setup a EPICS softIoc, setup Alarm Topics with 
kafka/zookeeper, configure the alarms with alarm-server.sh and then get 
phoebus to run with the alarm tree, alarm table and  alarm area panel on 
a system with no network interface using localhost.
When I set up EPICS softIoc, zookeeper/kafka and alarm server that does 
has network interface, I find that the alarm topics disconnect soon 
after the alarm-server is started.
I found that I had to set EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST="NO"  for EPICS to 
access the softIoc PV's.  However, I can't find a way to get the 
alarm-topics to connect to the PV's.
Can someone point me in a direction on how to setup the alarm  topic 
configuration to connect to the PV's or to the diagnotic programs or 
statements to look at so I can see what I have not setup?
Thanks for the help!

Thanks,
Merrill Jenkins

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