If your network does not have DNS lookup or another name resolution facility, the CommServe manager will provide the names and IP addresses of all members in the CommCell group. The fully qualified computer name and IP address of the CommServe computer are stored in the hosts file of each CommCell client. The hosts file in the CommServe computer, in turn, stores the fully qualified computer name and IP addresses of all the members in the CommCell, thereby providing the lookup facility to all the members in the CommCell group.
Depending on the operating system on your computer, the hosts file is located in one of the following directories:
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Windows computer: system_root\system32\drivers\etc directory
Where system_root is the Windows installation directory on your system.
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UNIX computer: /etc/inet directory
During installation of each CommCell member, the install program attempts to resolve the name of the CommServe to an IP address. If the resolution fails, the installation prompts you to enter the IP address of the CommServe computer.
Note
Correct name-to-IP address resolution is essential for reliable network communications.