Hostname/DNS

Use the controls on this tab only if you require modifications, additional configuration, or want to verify the DNS configuration:

Hostname—Modify the hostname only if your deployment requires it.

DNS Settings—Riverbed recommends you use DNS resolution.

Static Name Resolution—If you do not use DNS resolution, or if the host does not have a DNS entry, you can create a host-IP address resolution map.

The default hostname, appresponse, can be changed if required. DNS servers and domains can be added and revised on this tab. Note that if DHCP is in use, DNS settings configured by DHCP will be shown in the read-only System DNS Settings field. Only the first three DNS servers that are set are displayed. Go to Administration > System Settings: General, and click the Hostname/DNS tab.

2. Hostname is an alphanumeric name or IPv4 address. The hostname appears on the left in the fixed heading of the AppResponse 11 web UI.

3. DNS Servers are added in priority order (primary, secondary, tertiary). Up to three IPv4 addresses can be specified. If there are DNS servers set by DHCP, the user-supplied servers are prepended to the list. Only the first three DNS servers that are set are displayed.

4. DNS Domain List entries are added in priority order, high-to-low, one DNS domain per line. Type a DNS domain and press Enter to advance to a new line. If you specify domains, the system automatically finds the appropriate domain for each of the hosts that you specify in the system.

5. When finished, click Apply to save your entries or Revert to discard them.

To specify a static hostname and IP address, follow the instructions below.

1. Go to Administration > System Settings: General, and click the Hostname/DNS tab.

2. Go to the Static Name Resolution section and click Add to display the New Host dialog.

3. Hostname is an alphanumeric name or IPv4 address to replace the default hostname.

A static name can be edited using the instructions below.

1. Go to Administration > System Settings: General, and click the Hostname/DNS tab.

3. With the mouse, hover over the static hostname to be edited and click the pencil icon on the right-end of the row.

Statics names can be deleted using the instructions below.

To delete a group of static names all at once, do the following:

1. With the mouse, hover over a hostname to be deleted and click the check box that appears to the left of the name.

3. Click Delete in the toolbar at the top of the table to remove the hostnames.

Static hostnames can be exported and imported via CSV (comma-separated value) file. Click Export to create the file, “staticNames.csv”, or click Import to read in a CSV file listing static hostnames. The import function replaces all existing hosts with those defined in the imported CSV file.

The CSV file displays lists each static host by hostname and IP address columns. Here is an example of the file format: